Black mold delays space station cargo launch from Cape Canaveral

NASA is investigating the source of black mold that contaminated cargo bags bound for the International Space Station, delaying the next launch of supplies from Florida's Space Coast. News 6 partner Florida Today reported that an Orbital ATK Cygnus craft, which had been scheduled to launch March 10 atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, now is targeting a liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station no earlier than March 22. NASA said microbial analysis during a routine inspection of cargo bags at Kennedy Space Center found evidence of common black mold on two bags. The space agency decided to disinfect all bags, which required removing cargo that had been packed in the Cygnus. More

(Source: WKMG Orlando - Feb 11)