Mapping to aid warnings

Source: Fiji Times

DIGITAL mapping of the Nadi and Ba basins will be beneficial in determining how heavy rainfall will affect flood prone areas downstream of waterways. Vinesh Kumar, manager for the Integrated Water Resource Management Nadi B ...
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Dragon makes history, berths with International Space Station

Source: Planetary Society Blog

“Houston, Station; looks like we got us a Dragon by the tail.” With those words, NASA astronaut Don Pettit confirmed that SpaceX’s Dragon capsule had made spaceflight history by becoming the first commercial vehicle to arrive at the International Sp ...
Full article at: Planetary Society Blog  More like this  13 hours ago, 2:28pm CDT

ISS Welcomes SpaceX Dragon - First Private Spacecraft At Station

Source: Wired

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully berthed with the International Space Station this morning after a long overnight approach including several unplanned maneuvers. The crew at SpaceX headquarters in Ha ...
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Lake Tahoe Fault Line Poses Significant Seismic Risk

Source: Softpedia

A group of investigators at the US Geological Survey has just finished conducting a risk assessment of the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, which is located west of California's Lake Tahoe. They concluded tha ...
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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-person orbital science laboratory. A ...
Full article at: Aviation Week  More like this  17 hours ago, 10:10am CDT

Robot arm plugs SpaceX Dragon spacecraft into the ISS

Source: New Scientist

"Looks like we got us a dragon by the tail." The relief in the words of astronaut Don Pettit was audible as he grabbed the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft using a robotic arm on board the International Space Station today. The historic operation ...
Full article at: New Scientist  More like this  18 hours ago, 9:52am CDT

SpaceX joy as Space Station robo-arm grabs Dragon's tail

Source: The Register

Elon Musk's SpaceX has just made history with the first ever commercial cargoship to be captured by the International Space Station's robotic arm. Flying above northwestern Australia, flight engineer Don Pettit aboard the ISS reached out with the Canada ...
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Success! Space station snags SpaceX Dragon capsule

Source: CNET

An astronaut using the International Space Station's robot arm successfully plucks a commercial cargo ship out of open space to complete a dramatic rendezvous. In a moment of high drama on the high frontier, flight engineer Do ...
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SpaceX Dragon Grappled By ISS After Problem | Video

Source: Space.com

Space Station's Canadarm2 grabbed a hold of the Dragon capsule at 9:56am EST on May 25th, 2012, slowly bringing it to berth. SpaceX engineers had to improvise after LIDAR range detection gear saw a fals ...
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