SpaceX success boosts NASA private firm ties

Source: MyDesert.com | The Desert Sun

WASHINGTON — Almost from the time he took over NASA in 2009, Charles F. Bolden Jr. has urged a skeptical Congress to replace the space shuttle with a rocket developed by a private company with the space agency's help. On Friday, ...
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SpaceX success boosts NASA's venture with private companies

Source: Tallahassee.com

WASHINGTON — Almost from the time he took over NASA in 2009, Charles F. Bolden Jr.- 12:02 am Below is a copy of the speech Melanie Brewster delivered to her fellow 2012 Maclay School graduates...- 12:15 am Tallahassee Police responded to a reported home ...
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Private co. spacecraft docks with ISS

Source: Press TV

"There's so much that could have gone wrong and it went right," an ecstatic Elon Musk, the young owner of the California-based company SpaceX, said on Friday, shortly after the docking, The Associated Press reported. "This rea ...
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Neil Armstrong describes heart-stopping moments in moon landing during rare interview

Source: Toronto Star

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission. Now 81, Armstrong has revealed some heart-stopping moments in that 1969 flight. FILES/REUTER Lesley Ciarula Taylor Staff Reporter Neil Armstron ...
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Dragon makes history with space station docking

Source: The San Jose Mercury News

after a practice fly-by. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over ...
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Dragon makes history with space station docking

Source: Beaumont Enterprise

This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft after Dragon was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and connected to the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. Dragon is scheduled to spend about ...
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Space milestone sparks high praise

Source: MSNBC

By Alan Boyle Today's first post-shuttle visit to the International Space Station by a U.S.-made spaceship won high-level praise from the White House, NASA Headquarters, Congress and other circles. Here's a sampling of the reacti ...
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Keep Out: NASA Asks Future Moon Visitors to Respect Its Stuff

Source: Wired

The moon is about to become crowded. In the next few years a slew of countries, including China, India, and Japan, are looking to put unmanned probes on the lunar surface. But more unprecedented are the 26 teams currently racing to w ...
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Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st

Source: WSB-TV Atlanta

This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft taken from Canadarm2's video camera as Dragon approaches the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. In foreground is a portion of Canadarm2. Expedition 31 Flight En ...
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