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SpaceX Dragon capsule splash lands in Pacific

US company SpaceX's cargo vessel Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station that blazed a new path for private spaceflight.

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created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 6

SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell, astronauts say (Update)

SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab.

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created May 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (23) | comments 11

SpaceX cargo ship leaves orbit on way back to Earth

The unmanned Dragon cargo vessel operated by US company SpaceX on Thursday completed its deorbit burn, one of the final steps in its return to Earth for an ocean landing, NASA said.

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created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical treatments from 200 miles up

In the hunt for cancer treatments, researchers have had some help from higher authorities -- way higher. The International Space Station, orbiting the Earth at more than 200 miles in the sky, houses scientific ...

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created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second (Update)

Engineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second Saturday due to a rocket engine problem.

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created May 19, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 19

Astronauts capture SpaceX's Dragon for station dock

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reached out and caught SpaceX's Dragon capsule for docking at the orbiting lab on Friday in a historic first for commercial spaceflight.

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created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

SpaceX poised for high-stakes space station launch

SpaceX on Saturday aims to become the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International Space Station, a feat that only a handful of world governments have pulled off.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

SpaceX readies space station rendezvous

The US company SpaceX on Friday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab.

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created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SpaceX readies new attempt of rocket launch to space lab (Update)

SpaceX on Monday readied a fresh bid to become the first private company to launch its own craft to the International Space Station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Virgin aims for first space launch within a year

British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel.

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 27

Scientists say Obama Mars cuts to hit research (Update)

The United States will scale back Mars exploration under a proposed budget by President Barack Obama released Monday that has some scientists fuming over the risk of a NASA brain-drain.

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 68

End of an era: Last space shuttle comes home (Update 2)

The space shuttle passed into history Thursday, the words "wheels stop" crackling over the cockpit radio for the very last time.

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created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

SpaceX flight to ISS could be late March: NASA

The first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station could happen in late March, NASA said on Thursday.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

SpaceX plans historic first flight on May 7

SpaceX confirmed it plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the International Space Station.

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Friction stir welding unites reliability, affordability

(Phys.org) -- NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0