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  • SpaceX Reaches the ISS: "Looks Like We Caught a Dragon by the Tail"

    As we speak, the SpaceX Dragon capsule is hooking up with the International Space Station. That's right folks: NASA and SpaceX have officially welcomed in the private space era. At 9:56 eastern, the robotic arm of the ISS reached out and snatched the...

  • SpaceX Has Ushered in the Private Space Era

    At around 10 minutes into the launch, when the Falcon 9 rocket lifts the Dragon space capsule into orbit, you begin to sense the excitement, spreading across the launch control room in Florida to a more spartan, futuristic-looking mission control room...

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