Thursday, May 24, 2012

SpaceX Makes History With Dragon Docking

Image Credit: NASA TV

SpaceX Makes History With Dragon Docking -- Red Orbit

SpaceX made history today as its Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station.

Dragon launched on Tuesday, May 22 at 3:44 a.m. from Cape Canaveral towards the ISS, reaching the orbiting laboratory on Thursday.

SpaceX had to perform a series of tests before being given the go-ahead by NASA to attempt to dock Dragon with the station.

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My Comment:
Congrats on a job well done.

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