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The first commercial airlock is heading to the International Space Station later this year – The Verge
In November 2020, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will carry Nanoracks’ first commercial airlock to the International Space Station, providing a new way for customers to get payloads out into the vacuum of space.
Nanoracks Bishop airlock is slated to fly on SpaceXs next cargo mission
Nanoracks Bishop airlock undergoing testing
Image: Nanoracks
Later this year, SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket will take off from central Florida, carrying a large metal cup destined to be attached to the outside of the International Space Station. The hardware is a first-of-its-kind commercial airlock, designed to get payloads and other materials from inside the pressurized space station out into the vacuum of space.
The airlock…
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