Polaris Dawn was due to launch Tuesday, but they had some kind of helium leak, so they pushed it back to Wednesday morning.
The historic part:
The highlight of the five-day mission is expected to come two days after launch, when the crew embarks on a 20-minute spacewalk 434 miles (700 km) from earth, in history's first such private spacewalk.
Add in the recent news about SpaceX having to step into Boeing's shoes due to the latter's seemingly recent inability to do anything right, and it's shaping up to be a banner month for SpaceX.
I hate it for Boeing, because it's a storied company with a history of amazing achievements. I really hope they get their problems sorted out. But until they do, it's nice to know that SpaceX is ready to stand in the gap.
Here's wishing for a successful launch on Wednesday and an incident-free mission.
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