May 31, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
The SpaceX Dragon mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast on Thursday, bringing a successful conclusion to a nine-day test flight. The voyage marked the first U.S.commercial re-supply mission to the six-person International Space...
May 31, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 30, 2012 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, NASA, Space Research
The International Space Station crew gathered Wednesday to prepare the SpaceX Dragon capsule for its departure, with only a Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery standing in the way of a successful conclusion of the first U. S.commercial re-supply mission to...
May 30, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 29, 2012 | China, Education Station, Exploration, Kids Space, Space Race
China is readying its crew-carrying Shenzhou-9 spacecraft to conduct that country’s first piloted docking mission. Shenzhou-9 will have three astronauts onboard – a crew that may include a woman — to manually rendezvous and dock with the already orbiting...
May 29, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 28, 2012 | Ask the Expert, Blog, Education Station, Exploration, International Cooperation, Kids Space, Mars, NASA, Space and Science
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is drawing closer to a red planet touchdown at Gale Crater. That early August landing, if successful, will open a new chapter of investigating Mars in preparation for eventual human visits. The keys to...
May 25, 2012 | Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Research
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station on Friday, accomplishing the first cargo delivery by a U. S.commercial supplier. The milestone was a significant step in the push by U. S.policy makers...
May 25, 2012 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
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May 24, 2012 | Asteroid Exploration, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Mars, NASA, Space Research
The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried out a successful flyby of the International Space Staton early Thursday, a milestone in the company’s bid to achieve the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The four hour...