SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft made history today by becoming the first private space craft to rendezvous with ISS and dock by station Astronauts with the help of the stations robotic arm. Tomorrow astronauts will open the hatch and begin transferring Dragon's cargo to the ISS.The success of this mission so far demonstrates the feasibility and value of privately operated spacecraft. It shows that capitalism can do the job.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
SpaceX’s Dragon Flies by ISS
SpaceX’s Dragon Flies by ISS
Today SpaceX flew their unmanned Dragon space craft to within a mile of ISS prompting the first picture of the Dragon is space taken from another space craft. They are now preparing for the final rendezvous with the ISS tomorrow culminating the private space craft being mated to ISS bu use of ISS's robotic arm.
Today SpaceX flew their unmanned Dragon space craft to within a mile of ISS prompting the first picture of the Dragon is space taken from another space craft. They are now preparing for the final rendezvous with the ISS tomorrow culminating the private space craft being mated to ISS bu use of ISS's robotic arm.
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