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Dragon Released From ISS

Dragon Released From ISS

After a days’ delay due to unfavorable conditions in the landing zone, ISS Mission Control in Houston issued the command to begin unberthing procedures at 3:10 AM CST today. At 5:56 AM, astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Hadfield, perched in the station’s own control tower in the cupola, pulled the trigger to release the Canadarm 2’s grip on the […]

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Clarification of SpaceX CRS-1 “glitch” Article

Clarification of SpaceX CRS-1 “glitch” Article

A previous version of this article contained erroneous information on several accounts.  The corrections, which are significant, are illustrative of the unique approach SpaceX is taking in its Falcon / Dragon system. Innerspace.net originally reported that during a meeting of the NASA  Advisory Council’s  Human Exploration and Operations Committee, ISS Station Manager Mike Suffredini discussed […]

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