Aviation Week slams Congressional attempts to undermine Commercial Crew

Source: HobbySpace

AvWeek has a frankly stated editorial in support of NASA's commercial transport program: Congress Should Fully Fund Commercial Crew - Aviation Week - The irony is that NASA, after years of ineptitude and broken promises regarding commercial space ...
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Dragon Capsule Docks to the ISS in Historic Flight

Source: Softpedia

At 9:56 am EDT (1356 GMT) yesterday, May 25, the unmanned Dragon space capsule was grappled by the International Space Station's (ISS) Canadarm-2 robotic arm, which was operated by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit. By 11:52 am EDT (1552 GMT), ...
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NASA Administrator Calls Station Following SpaceX Historic Feat

Source: NASA

MEDIA ADVISORY : M12-097 WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden offered his congratulations to the International Space Station Expedition 31 crew and mission flight control teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX's headquar ...
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SpaceX Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First

Source: Geekzone

The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. This is the first time a commercial company has accomplished this type of space operation ...
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Private Dragon Capsule Arrives at Space Station in Historic First

Source: LiveScience.com

The Dragon capsule is attached to the International Space Station on May 25, 2012. CREDIT: NASA TV This story was updated at 12:05 p.m. EDT. Two spacecraft, one public and one private, linked in orbit today when SpaceX ...
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A Dragon Shakes Hands With the Space Station

Source: Time Magazine

TIME science editor Jeffrey Kluger examines the challenges faced by the emerging space tourism industry "Houston, Station, looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail," exulted light engineer Don Pettit, as he slowly reached out with the station ...
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SpaceX Dragon berths with International Space Station

Source: Ars Technica

Flying high above the Pacific, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft scored one giant step for commercial space cargo at 12:02 ET today as it berthed with the International Space Station. Over 1800 SpaceX employees will spe ...
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Dragon Successfully Captured By ISS Crew

Source: Aviation Week

The SpaceX Dragon capsule carried out a successful approach to the International Space Station (ISS) May 25, overcoming some late tracking issues to become the first U.S. commercial re-supply craft to reach the six-pe ...
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SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully captured by the International Space Station

Source: The Verge

The SpaceX Dragon capsule has just been successfully "captured" by the International Space Station. This marks the first time a commercial craft has ever landed at the ISS, as well as a huge step forward for pri ...
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