SOUTHERN COLORADO — A Woodland Park High School graduate is off to the International Space Station (ISS). Nichole Ayers, who also graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, is on board the SpaceX Dragon.
She's serving as the mission pilot and will be with the crew for six months on the ISS. They plan to conduct more than 200 experiments, including testing material flammability and studies on human health for deep space exploration.
This launch was originally planned for Wednesday, but a problem with the hydrologic system on the ground delayed it.
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Liftoff was just after 5 p.m. Friday.
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