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posted by martyb on Wednesday December 05 2018, @05:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the this-time-for-sure dept.

Monday's SpaceX launch was a success with both the landing and with the booster recovery. Unfortunately, the second launch mentioned in that story had to be delayed:

Moldy Mouse Food Postpones SpaceX Launch:

SpaceX has postponed its cargo launch to the International Space Station until Wednesday after mold was found on food bars for a mouse experiment bound for the orbiting outpost, NASA said.

[...] Some 40 mice are part of the experiment aimed at studying the effects of microgravity in the immune system.

The launch will be the 16th for SpaceX, as part of an ongoing contract with NASA to send supplies to the astronauts living at the space station.

Some 5,600 pounds (2,500 kilograms) of food, experiments and other gear is packed onto the unmanned Dragon cargo ship, which will blast off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Launch is scheduled for 1 hour after this story goes live.

The launch will be live-streamed on YouTube starting approximately 15 minutes before launch time.


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 05 2018, @06:04PM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 05 2018, @06:04PM (#770188) Journal

    Actually, I thought it was some kind of brand name, probably sub-licensed from Disney. "Hey kids! Ask Mom for some Moldy Mouse Munch, found in the cereal aisles of most grocer's! Astronauts love it, so will you!"

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Wednesday December 05 2018, @06:39PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 05 2018, @06:39PM (#770214) Journal

    Nooooo! Mom! I want New Improved . . . Sugarooos!

    Yes kids, Sugarooos are part of a delicious breakfast. These sugar frosted flecks of 100% pure sugar are then coated with the golden goodness of glucose and fortified with 12 essential sweeteners! So demand Sugarooos today! Because you are entitled to it!

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday December 05 2018, @08:46PM (2 children)

    by edIII (791) on Wednesday December 05 2018, @08:46PM (#770273)

    I thought it was name for the latest Ubuntu version.

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by DannyB on Wednesday December 05 2018, @09:39PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 05 2018, @09:39PM (#770288) Journal

      You are confusing Ubuntu's Mouldy Mouse release with the Masturbating Monkeys release.

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      • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Wednesday December 05 2018, @10:43PM

        by Osamabobama (5842) on Wednesday December 05 2018, @10:43PM (#770313)

        For those of you compelled to look up the real name, here is where I learned that Ubuntu 10.10 was called Maverick Meerkat [ubuntu.com].

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  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Thursday December 06 2018, @07:43AM (1 child)

    by richtopia (3160) on Thursday December 06 2018, @07:43AM (#770544) Homepage Journal

    I thought there was a copywrite infringement that delayed the rocket launch. At 90 years old, Mickey could be described as moldy.

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:17PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:17PM (#770644) Journal

      You mean copyright I presume.

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