Following its early Saturday morning launch, the SpaceX CRS-5 Dragon capsule made its way to the International Space Station where it was “captured” a 5:54 AM EST as the orbiting complex sailed high above the Mediterranean Sea. Operating the Station’s Canadarm 2 robotic arm and grapple were Expedition 42 Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore (NASA) and […]
The SpaceX CRS-4 Dragon’s return from ISS is now scheduled for this Saturday, October 25th, with departure beginning at 9:30 AM EDT. This will mark the sixth return of Dragon capsule from orbit. The next SpaceX flight to ISS is currently scheduled for December 9th. NASA media advisory: October 20, 2014 MEDIA ADVISORY M14-173 NASA […]
As much of the space world counts down to the 7:00 PM PT “reveal” of the SpaceX Dragon V2, (or DragonRider if you prefer) and executives at other aerospace companies reach into the desk to reassure themselves that the bottle of Xanex isn’t completely empty yet, a lot of the discussion has been regarding how […]
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