SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific with Treasure Trove of Space Station Science

By ken-kremer - March 20, 2017 10:38 PM UTC | Missions
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX's tenth contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station came to a safe conclusion with a splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean Sunday and successfully returned a treasure trove of more than two tons of precious science experiments and research samples from the space station.
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Delta IV Delivers Daunting Display Powering International Military WGS-9 SatCom to Orbit

By ken-kremer - March 19, 2017 01:06 PM UTC | Space Exploration
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - On the 70th anniversary year commemorating the United States Air Force, a ULA Delta IV rocket put on a daunting display of nighttime rocket fire power shortly after sunset Saturday, March 19 - powering a high speed military communications satellite to orbit that will significantly enhance the targeting firepower of forces in the field; and was funded in collaboration with America's strategic allies.
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