Monday, June 16, 2014

Private space travel on the march.


In mid-April, the International Space Station captured the unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule sent to resupply the orbiting outpost.Pictured above, the station's Canadarm2 had just grabbed the commercial spaceship. The Dragon capsule was filled with over 5000 lbs (2260 kilos) of supplies and experiments to be used by the current band of six ISS astronauts who compose Expedition 39, as well as the six astronauts who compose Expedition 40. After docking with the ISS, the Dragon capsule was unloaded and eventually released, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on May 18.
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  1. LLJune 16, 2014 at 10:24 AM

    With inept government and bloated budgets, this is the wave of the future.

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    1. c w swansonJune 16, 2014 at 10:59 AM

      And we should be thankful, as it will likely be cheaper, safer, and more efficient.

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