Computer mishap delays space station supply ship

 A BRAND new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut has experienced trouble with a computer data link, and its arrival at the International Space Station was delayed at least two days.
The rendezvous was aborted less than six hours before the scheduled arrival of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Cygnus capsule yesterday, packed with 590 kilograms of food and clothes for the space station crew.
The Virginia-based company said it is working on a software repair, but it will be at least two more days until another approach is attempted.

NASA launches spacecraft to unravel Moon mystery

WALLOPS ISLAND: NASA launched an unmanned spacecraft Friday to study the Moon's thin, dusty atmosphere.

Blazing a red path in the night sky, the LADEE mission lifted off at 11:27 pm (0327 GMT) aboard a Minotaur V rocket, a reconditioned missile operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

The main goal of the mission is to learn more about the atmosphere and dust on the Moon by circling it over the course of several months.