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Private Cargo Ship Returns from Space Station

Posted October 29th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
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A private, unmanned spacecraft has returned to Earth after delivering its first official cargo shipment to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule, built by California-based SpaceX, splashed down Sunday in the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers off the southwest U.S. coast. It brought back about 750 kilograms of cargo, including hardware, science experiments and […]

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SpaceX Capsule Reaches Space Station

Posted October 10th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
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A privately-owned cargo spacecraft has successfully reached the International Space Station, delivering a half-ton of supplies in its first official shipment for the U.S. space agency NASA. Astronauts at the space station used a giant robotic arm to grab hold of the SpaceX company’s Dragon capsule early Wednesday. Space station commander Sunita Williams announced to […]

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SpaceX Begins 1st Cargo Delivery Mission to Space Station

Posted October 8th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
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A capsule built by the first private company to fly to the International Space Station is on its way to the orbiting lab on the first official mission to deliver cargo. California-based SpaceX launched its Dragon capsule late Sunday from Cape Canaveral on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The capsule is scheduled to dock with the […]

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SpaceX Begins 1st Cargo Delivery Mission to Space Station

Posted October 7th, 2012 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
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The first company to fly to the International Space Station has begun its first mission to deliver cargo to the orbiting lab as part of a $1.6 billion contract with the U.S. space agency NASA. The Falcon9 rocket built by California-based SpaceX lifted off from Cape Canaveral in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida late […]

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Dragon Space Cargo Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific

Posted May 31st, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship has completed a historic journey to the International Space Station, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after becoming the first commercially operated vehicle to travel to the orbiting outpost. The Dragon arrived back on Earth Thursday, after its successful demonstration flight. The International Space Station crew released the Dragon capsule […]

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Remains of Astronaut,Actor Launched by SpaceX

Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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While the SpaceX rocket launched Tuesday takes supplies to the International Space Station, it also released samples of the remains of some 300 people, including an astronaut and a man who played a space traveler on television and in movies. Astronaut Gordon Cooper, who died in 2004, and Star Trek actor James Doohan, who died […]

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Star Trek Actor’s Remains Launched by SpaceX

Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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The SpaceX ship launched early Tuesday contained more than just supplies for the International Space Station; it also carried samples of the remains of about 300 people, including an actor known for his role in the Star Trek movie and television series. Actor James Doohan, who died in 2007, is among those who chose to […]

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Star Trek Actor’s Remains Launched by SpaceX

Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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The SpaceX ship launched early Tuesday contained more than just supplies for the International Space Station; it also carried samples of the remains of about 300 people, including an actor known for his role in the Star Trek movie and television series. Actor James Doohan, who died in 2007, is among those who chose to […]

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SpaceX Begins History Making Journey to ISS

Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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A rocket designed and built by a privately-owned company has successfully blasted off on a historic mission to deliver a supply capsule to the International Space Station. Television cameras captured the apparently flawless launch of the Dragon space capsule atop Space X’s Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours. “T-minus […]

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SpaceX Begins History Making Journey to ISS

Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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A rocket designed and built by a privately-owned company has successfully blasted off on a historic mission to deliver a supply capsule to the International Space Station. Television cameras captured the apparently flawless launch of the Dragon space capsule atop Space X’s Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours. “T-minus […]

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