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Dragon Returns Safely (Again), Time to Speed Up Commercial Crew?

Dragon Returns Safely (Again), Time to Speed Up Commercial Crew?

For what is now the fourth time, a Space Exploration Technologies Dragon spacecraft has successfully returned from Earth orbit to a well executed landing in the Pacific ocean.  Following its release from the International Space Station, which took place in the early morning hours, the SpaceX CRS-2 Dragon performed three inital burns, followed by a sustained 10 minute de-oribit burn […]

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