After three weeks spent docked to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship undocked the morning of October 28, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean six hours later. It was the conclusion of a successful first commercial resupply mission for both SpaceX and NASA. Dragon is unique not just in that it is the first commercial vessel to supply [...]
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Dragon Launches on First Supply Mission
Right on time, at 8:35 PM EDT October 7, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The capsule is heading for the International Space Station on its first operational mission. “We still have a lot of work to do, of course, as we guide Dragon’s approach to the space station,” said SpaceX CEO and founder [...]
Chase Plane Captures A Graceful Dragon Landing
On May 31, while the Dragon made its way back home from its history-making rendezvous with the International Space Station, a P-3 Orion Glance aircraft kept watch. The plane captured a record of the capsule’s reentry, parachute deployment, and landing in the Pacific Ocean. Watch the video below: Staff WritersMore Posts
Dragon Splashes Down
At 8:42 AM PST, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule splashed down off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. It has completed its historic mission as the first commercial craft to dock with the International Space Station. “I think it really shows that commercial spaceflight can be successful,” said Elon Musk, CEO, Chief Designer, and founder of SpaceX. “This mission worked for the first [...]
North Korea Announces Long Range Rocket Launch
North Korea has announced that it is preparing to launch a long range rocket carrying the Earth-observation satellite Unha-3. The launch is scheduled to take place on April 14 or 16, to celebrate ruler Kim il-Sung birthday. “They appear to have the rocket technology to be able to reach out 1,000 kilometers,” said Brian Weeden, a technical adviser with the [...]
