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SpaceX Dragon capsule returns to Earth; ushers in new era of space flight

SpaceX's Dragon capsule has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, splashing down in the ocean about 500 miles west of Baja...
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SpaceX's Dragon capsule smells like a new car: astronauts

Many say there's nothing like the smell of a new car (and those "new car odor" air fresheners just don't cut it, either). It...
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SpaceX again makes history; first private spacecraft to dock with the ISS

SpaceX made history - again - as on Friday, May 25, 2012, the company's Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (ISS),...
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SpaceX launches first private spacecraft

Yesterday morning, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) finally launched the first private spacecraftto the International Space Station (ISS)....
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches; Dragon capsule to rendezvous with ISS

In the early morning hours on Tuesday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched carrying in its Dragon...
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First SpaceX launch to ISS successful; 'Scotty' among ashes 'beamed up'

This time for sure: the company SpaceX has launched its Dragon 9 capsule into space, atop its Falcon 9 booster rocket. The "test mission"...
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SpaceX looks to launch first private spacecraft tomorrow

Yesterday, it was announced that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will try and launch the first private spacecraft to the International...
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First SpaceX launch to ISS aborted, literally at last second

Those waiting for the first commercial space - and cargo - flight to the International Space Station(ISS) will continue to wait. Saturday's...
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NASA extends Dawn mission at Vesta

NASA has just announced that it will be granting its asteroid examining Dawn space probe an extra 40 days to study asteroid Vesta, one of the...
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President Obama promises to veto bill that would cut NASA budget

Yesterday, President Obama declared that he would veto a bill, the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act 2013, passed by the House of...
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