Commercial Space. SpaceX

‘Alien Spaceship’ looking Dragon set for Unveiling by SpaceX this Year!

March 29, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Later this year SpaceX will unveil the design of a new and upgraded version of the firm’s Dragon spacecraft that will look like “an Alien spaceship,” said Elon Musk, the CEO and Chief Designer of SpaceX, at a NASA media teleconference [...]

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SpaceX Dragon Departs Station for Pacific Splashdown with Valuable Science Cargo

March 26, 2013

The SpaceX Dragon commercially developed cargo craft loaded with thousands of pounds of precious science samples has departed from the International Space Station at 6:56 a.m EDT this morning (March 26) and is heading back to Earth today for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at around 12:34 p.m EDT. The ISS crew commanded the [...]

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Dragon’s Ocean Splashdown Caps Historic Opening of New Space Era

May 31, 2012

Concluding a perfectly executed and history making test flight, the first private spacecraft ever to visit and dock at the International Space Station (ISS) performed a picture perfect splashdown at 11:42 a.m. EDT (1542 GMT) today, May 31, in the Pacific Ocean, off the west coast of Baja, California, some 560 miles southwest of Los [...]

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SpaceX Dragon Sealed for Earth Return on May 31

May 30, 2012

The historic flight of the first private spaceship to ever connect to the International Space Station (ISS) has entered its waning hours and by all accounts it’s been a resounding success thus far ahead of the imminent return trip to Earth. All objectives have been fully accomplished and all that remains is for the unmanned [...]

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Spot the New Space Era as ISS & Dragon Streak Across the Sky – This Week Only !

May 26, 2012

This week and this week only you can see the dawn of the new Commercial Space Era with your own eyes – it’s soaring above your head a mere 400 kilometers (250 miles) away. All you have to do is a quick search, hope for clear skies and traipse outside. Following the historic attachment of [...]

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