NASA News, Jun 06, 2012

McDonnell Douglas Phase B 12-Man Space Station (1970) Wired News NASA had performed internal Phase A space station studies almost since it opened its doors in October 1958. If NASA had had its way, a space station would have preceded Apollo's reach for the moon. President John F. Kennedy's May 1961 call for a man on ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from space station USA TODAY By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY NASA's new era of privately funded spacecraft to make deliveries to the International Space Station made a splash Thursday when the SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully came down in the Pacific Ocean. NASA via AP The SpaceX ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Dragon capsule readied for space station departure San Francisco Chronicle (AP) -- Triumphant from start to finish, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurateNASA's new approach to exploration. See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home Atlanta Journal Constitution The SpaceX Dragon capsule left the International Space Station on Thursday and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end its historic flight. This framegrab image fromNASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon capsule just after the capsule is backed away from the ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

News of the world in photos: Delivery done, private space ship comes home Seattle Post Intelligencer In this image provided by NASA 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 Sunday May ... See all stories on this topic »

Its First Mission Done, SpaceX Looks to More Private Flights New York Times The first commercial mission to ferry supplies into space ended successfully Thursday when a cargo capsule known as the Dragon fell to earth on target in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, NASA officials said. Tethered to three large parachutes, ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX showered with praise for success of Dragon mission msnbc.com SpaceX launched the Dragon capsule toward the space station on May 22 on a test flight to demonstrate the vehicle is ready to begin making supply runs to the orbiting lab for NASA. SpaceX has a $1.6 billion contract to provide 12 Dragon cargo missions ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

SpaceX success opens door to US military flights msnbc.com The successful test flight not only means Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, can start working off a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to fly cargo to the space station. It also clears a key hurdle for SpaceX to compete for Department of Defense ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Next stop for SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship: the Pacific Ocean (+video) Christian Science Monitor The Dragon cargo ship, the first commercially owned spacecraft to reach the International Space Station, is making its return trip to Earth. SpaceX designed Dragon for reuse, but NASA wants a new one for each mission. By Pete Spotts, Staff writer / May ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Dragon capsule ready for space station departure Atlanta Journal Constitution The world's first commercial supply ship is closed up and ready for a Thursday flight back to Earth from the International Space Station. In this image provided by NASAWith darkness, Earth's horizon and thin line of atmosphere forming a backdrop, ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

First private capsule to dock at space station begins return flight to Earth CNN International Dragon reached the station Friday and was "captured" by the station's robotic arm. The mission, hailed by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as a step toward a new future of private innovation in the space industry, comes as government funding of the ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA expects quick start to SpaceX cargo contract Spaceflight Now BY STEPHEN CLARK The top NASA manager in charge of the agency's commercial cargo transportation program hailed SpaceX's demonstration flight to the InternationalSpace Station as a success and indicated approval for continued resupply missions under a ... See all stories on this topic » Spaceflight Now

Dragon's historic trip to space ends as SpaceX supply ship returns to Earth San Jose Mercury News By Marcia Dunn AP With the Earth in the background, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is seen as it is grappled by the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm in this photo provided by NASA and taken May 25, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon capsule heading back to Earth Reuters * Capsule due to splash down in Pacific Ocean on Thursday * Completed successful test flight * First private spaceship to reach space station By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 31 (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon spaceship was ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX mission success spurs fledgling commercial space industry Computerworld With the long-running space shuttle fleet now officially retired, NASA is dependent on a young commercial space industry to ferry supplies, and eventually astronauts, back and forth to the space station. "We're very close to having you supply cargo ... See all stories on this topic »

The return caps the first commercial flight to the International Space Station CNN The space station's robotic arm released the Dragon at 5:35 am ET. A thruster burn a minute later pushed the spacecraft away from its host, according to SpaceX, the private company that built and operates the vessel. Alan Lindenmoyer, NASA's head of ... See all stories on this topic »

Dragon Space Cargo Capsule Ready to Come Home Voice of America The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft after it was grappled and connected to the InternationalSpace Station, May 25, 2012. (AP/NASA) The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft after it was grappled and connected to the International Space Station, ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX: Entrepreneur's race to space CBS News 60 Minutes Overtime From Cronkite to Pelley: Covering the NASA era » Until last week, only four entities had flown a space capsule to the International Space Station: the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency. See all stories on this topic » CBS News

SpaceX Dragon Safely Splashes Down After Trip To Space Station Forbes In an earlier press release, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden commented. “Now that a US company has proven its ability to resupply the space station, it opens a new frontier for commercial opportunities in space — and new job creation opportunities ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Enter the Dragon Chicago Tribune The latest mission of an American spacecraft to the International Space Station was one of those marvels of balletic NASA precision. Except it wasn't a NASA spacecraft that splashed back to earth on Thursday. It was the Dragon, built by a private ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Returns To Earth After First Commercial Flight To Space ... MarketWatch (press release) "Congratulations to the teams at SpaceX and NASA who worked hard to make this first commercial mission to the International Space Station an overwhelming success," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "This successful splashdown and the many other ... See all stories on this topic »

Update: SpaceX Dragon splashes down after historic mission Computerworld By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Update (11:52 am ET): The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down today, wrapping up a historic commercial mission to the International Space Station. The capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean at 11:42 am ET. See all stories on this topic »

Space station astronauts set SpaceX's Dragon free at mission's end msnbc.com (blog) The mission reached its climax last Friday when the Dragon approached the space station and was brought in to its port on the the station's Harmony module. When station crew members first entered the Dragon on the following day, NASA astronaut Don ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon heads home after historic mission Computerworld The precedent-setting mission is the first of what may be many US commercial flights to the space station now that NASA's fleet of space shuttles has been retired. Without the shuttles available to ferry astronauts and cargo to and from the space ... See all stories on this topic »

SpaceX Dragon Landing Caps "Grand Slam" Mission to Space Station National Geographic The craft then spent several days in orbit performing a series of tests and demonstrations designed to prove that it could safely fulfill a $1.6-billion NASA contract to ferry cargo—and maybe astronauts—to the space station. See all stories on this topic » National Geographic

Private cargo capsule returns from historic space station mission with a With clouds over Earth forming a backdrop, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo capsule is grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station on May 25, 2012. (NASA)... collectSPACE Space History News

First Private Capsule to Dock at Space Station Returns to Earth - WJW By Dan Jovic By the CNN Wire StaffThe unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California on Thursday, completing the first commercial flight to the International Space Station, NASA and company controllers reported. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed at 8:42 a.m. (11:42 a.m.. ... Phone (optional); Your news tip. I am willing to be interviewed on camera on this subject. Cancel Submit. FOX8.com – Cleveland news & weather from WJW Television FOX 8 ... FOX8.com – Cleveland news &...

First Private Capsule to Dock at Space Station Begins Return Flight ... By Josiah Gorham (CNN) -- The first private capsule to dock at the International Space Station will return to Earth Thursday, nine days after it took off on its historic mission. ... It also marked the culmination of six years of preparation to bring commercial flights to the space station after the retirement of NASA's spaceshuttle fleet last year, which leaves the United States with no means of independently sending humans into space. NASA relies on ... 2012 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. 5NEWSOnline.com -- Ft. Smith,...

SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip Click to Watch Video; SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home Click to Watch Video. This framegrab image from NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon capsule just after the capsule is backed away from the International Space Station ... National | WISH TV

Marvel's "The Avengers" to Screen for Crew of International Space ... Marvel Studios announced today that they arranged with NASA to transfer their record-breaking blockbuster film “Marvel's The Avengers” to NASA's Mission Control in Houston, which will uplink the film to the International Space Station (ISS), ... Comic Book News

Boeing Delivers 1st Space Launch System Hardware to NASA ... By Klaus Schmidt SLS software test beds delivered to NASA ahead of schedule SLS capability will enable future humanspace exploration HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has delivered NAS. International Space Fellowship

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home ... - Metro News By Marcia Dunn SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home. By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press. Share this Article. AP/NASA The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is grappled by the Canadarm2 at the International Space Station Friday May ... Metro

SpaceX, NASA getting ready for Dragon return – The Write Stuff ... By scottpowers The Write Stuff covers news on NASA's shuttle program, Kennedy Space Center, the internationalspace station, robotic missions to the planets and rock. The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel

International Space Station Gets A Screening Of The Avengers | The ... By Jill Pantozzi “This screening continues Marvel's collaboration with NASA, which began during principal photography of Marvel's The Avengers when the film shot at the Space Power Facility at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio,” according to ... The Mary Sue

Dragon capsule ready for space station departure - seattlepi.com In this image provided by NASA, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station Friday May 25, 2012. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers ... seattlepi.com: Health & Science...

SpaceX capsule released from space station: NASA - Yahoo! News SpaceX capsule released from space station: NASA. 20 hrs ago - AFP 0:59 | 723 views. The US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel was released by the ... news.yahoo.com/.../spacex-capsule-released-from-space-statio...

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home - Yahoo! News News: The SpaceX Dragon capsule left the International Space Station on ... NASA's Mission Control quickly radioed praise to the six-man space station crew: ... news.yahoo.com/spacex-dragon-leaves-space-station-trip-hom...

Dragon Makes History at Space Station - US News and World Report NASA ordered extra checks of the Dragon's imaging systems as the capsule drew ever closer to thespace station, putting the entire operation slightly behind ... www.usnews.com/.../dragon-capsule-on-course-for-space-stati...

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National News -- Private supply ship flies by space station in test ... Thu, May 24 9:28 AM-- Associated Press/AP Online ... It is the first U.S. vessel to visit the space station since NASA's shuttles retired last summer - and the first ... baseguide.com/.../private-supply-ship-flies-by-space-station-in...

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home - Associated Press Essential News from The Associated Press ... NASA's Mission Control quickly radioed praise to the six-man space station crew: "Great work, guys." A brown toy ... hosted2.ap.org/.../id-9c9261bc70d34ac2911a158b0b34183c

Dragon makes history with space station docking - Lockhaven.com ... NASA astronaut Donald Pettit used the space station's 58-foot robot arm to snare the ... when Musk took part in a televised news conference a couple hours later. www.lockhaven.com/.../Dragon-makes-history-with-space-stat...

Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st - Boston.com NASA astronaut Donald Pettit used the space station's 58-foot robot arm to snare the ... were still in a frenzy when Musk took part in a televised news conference. www.boston.com/.../dragon_docks_at_space_station_in_histor...

Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st - 7NEWS Boston News ... The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station for a ... To get to the space station, NASA astronauts must go through Russia, ... www1.whdh.com/.../dragon-arrives-at-space-station-in-historic...

SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home | World news ... "Great work, guys," NASA's Mission Control radioed to the six space station astronauts. A brown toy dragon decorated the flight director's desk in Houston. www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10266592

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