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The next time that American astronauts launch to space from American soil it will surely be aboard one of the new commercially built “space taxis” currently under development by a trio of American aerospace firms – Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp …
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October 7 is the launch date for SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. This will be the first of 12 contracted flights by SpaceX to resupply the space station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract and will restore an American capability to transport cargo to and from [...]
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With rays of sunshine and the thin blue atmosphere of Earth serving as a backdrop, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony node. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and [...]
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With darkness, Earth’s horizon and thin line of atmosphere forming a backdrop, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) and used the robotic arm to berth Dragon to the [...]
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A member of the Expedition 23 crew onboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station took this picture of Hawaii’s third largest island with an electronic still camera on April 23, 2010. Oahu is the commercial center of Hawaii, and tourism is the largest contributor to the economy. Among the many popular beaches is the renowned Waikiki [...]
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www.heatheronhertravels.com/space-center-houston/ www.spacecenter.org/ This photo may be reproduced including for commercial purposes on condition that you credit and link to www.heatheronhertravels.com/ Visit to Space Center Houston in April 2012 By: heatheronhertravels
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