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(WSVN) - NASA is asking the public for a favor as they adjust during the coronavirus pandemic.
They are urging people not to flock to Cape Canaveral for its next planned launch — the first crewed mission to the International Space Station from U.S. soil in almost a decade.
NASA expressed concerns over spreading the coronavirus from a crowd attending the blastoff.
The historic launch is set for May 27.
NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, mounted atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
There hasn’t been a crewed launch from the U.S. since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
Scientists have also created the first comprehensive 360-degree map of the moon. It was made from previous NASA maps and recent fly-bys.
It will be used as a reference for future missions, NASA said.
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