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International Space Station Successfully Grabs SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule
techcrunch.com 2 days agoIf SpaceX founder Elon Musk felt like winning the Super Bowl when the Dragon (perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket) finally launched on Tuesday , he must be absolutely over the moon now. At 9:56 AM Eastern this morning, astronaut Donald Pettit coaxed the International Space Station’s gangly robotic arm into grabbing the unmanned Dragon capsule, marking the first time a private spacecraft has docked with the station. “Looks like we’ve got a Dragon by the tail,” Pettit said. The move elicited plenty of hugs and han
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The Rocket Factory: SpaceX Builds Them From Top To Bottom
wired.com 1 week, 1 day agoThe commercial space race is about to begin. Early Saturday morning at 4:55 a.m. EDT, the first privately designed and built spacecraft destined for the International Space Station is expected to lift off from the historic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station not far from the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east coast. The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule are designed and built by Space Exploration Technologies - the company better known as SpaceX - at the company's factory not far from the Pacific Ocean in Hawth
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