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NASA News, Mar 06, 2013

Dragon delivers a whole load of science to space station
NBCNews.com (blog)
Scientists affiliated with NASA and the European Space Agency sent up one experiment called "Seedling Growth-1," designed to investigate how well plants grow amid stresses such as low oxygen. [See video of SpaceX's Dragon docking in orbit]. NASA ...
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SpaceX's Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station
Science Daily (press release)
Mar. 3, 2013 — The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST Sunday. The delivery flight was the second contracted resupply mission by the company under NASA's ...
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SpaceX Carries Two NASA Ames Space Station Experiments
Space Ref (press release)
Two bioscience payloads were launched to the International Space Station Friday, March 1, on the second Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) cargo resupply mission contracted by NASA. The experiments, Seedling Growth-1 and the Cell Bio ...
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Space Ref (press release)
After Delay, SpaceX Dragon Reaches Space Station
NPR (blog)
"As they say, it's not where you start, but where you finish that counts, and you guys really finished this one on the mark," space station commander Kevin Ford said, according to The Associated Press. NASA public affairs officer Trent Perrotto tells ...
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NPR (blog)
Supply ship meets space station after shaky start
Watertown Public Opinion
This frame grab made available by NASA TV shows a view of the SpaceX Dragon capsule on the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm, Sunday, March 3, 2013. SpaceX, the California-based company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, had to ...
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SpaceX cargo capsule reaches International Space Station
Reuters
Dragon's flight is the second of 12 missions for privately owned Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, under a $1.6 billion NASA contract. Following a successful test flight to thespace station in May 2012, SpaceX conducted its first supply ...
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SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule reaches International Space Station
CNN
SpaceX became the first private company to deliver supplies to the station on NASA's behalf in October. NASA chose SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle and the Dragon spacecraft to resupply thespace station in 2008. The space agency has retired its fleet ...
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Space Station Astronauts Will Get Their Fruit, After a Bit of a Scare
New York Times
NASA requires that at least three groups of thrusters be working before it will allow the capsule anywhere near the space station. “It was a little frightening there,” Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX, said during a telephone news conference after ...
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NASA says SpaceX Dragon is safe to dock with the International Space Station ...
The Verge
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft was delayed after experiencing a glitch on Friday, casting doubt on its chances for docking with the International Space Station in the near future, but NASA has just announced that the Dragon is clear to deliver its payload.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship docks at space station
Mother Nature Network
The SpaceX-built Dragon cargo capsule docked with the space station at 8:56 a.m. EST (1356) as the two spacecraft soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over the Arabian Sea. NASA flight controllers performed the orbital link-up remotely by commanding the...
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Mother Nature Network
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Cleared for Space Station Docking Sunday
Space.com
A privately built robotic cargo ship has been cleared to link up with the International Space Stationearly Sunday (March 3) after a review by its builders and NASA. The cargo ship's arrival will be one day later than planned due to a thruster issue ...
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SpaceX Update: Dragon Now Mated to Space Station
Slate Magazine (blog)
Geeky note: NASA uses the term “berth” because the space station doesn't move under its own propulsion during the rendezvous. “Docking” is used when both spacecraft are capable of maneuvering under their own power. The space station does have ...
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SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station
Los Angeles Times
NASA is counting on the commercial sector to supply the space station for the rest of this decade; it's supposed to keep running until at least 2020. Russia, Europe and Japan are doing their part, periodically launching their own cargo ships. But none ...
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RPT-SpaceX cargo capsule cleared for Space Station docking Sunday
Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 2 - A cargo capsule owned by Space Exploration Technologies was cleared for a belated docking at the International Space Station on Sunday after engineers resolved a problem with the spacecraft's thruster pods, NASA said ...
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Commercial SpaceX's Capsule Arrives at Space Station
IndustryWeek
"It's a critical achievement that we once again have a U.S. capability to transport science to and from the International Space Station," said William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for the human exploration and operations directorate.
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SpaceX Struggles, But Remains On Track To Space Station
Forbes
In 2008, NASA awarded contracts to deliver cargo to the International Space Stationto SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation; In 2010, SpaceX became the first privately funded company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. Now that ...
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Forbes
SpaceX fixes glitch on its Dragon craft after launch to space station
NBCNews.com (blog)
The agency's space station manager, Mike Suffredini, said NASA's team would need some "added time to make sure this is working properly." That means the earliest opportunity for astronauts to grab the Dragon with the station's robotic arm and bring it ...
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SpaceX Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Arrives at International Space Station
YouTube
Two days after its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, March 3, where it was captured by Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA and ...
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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Problem Stalls Cargo Trip to Space Station
Space.com
SpaceX and NASA officials say a hardware glitch, which occurred after the Dragon spacecraft's launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket early Friday (March 1), prevented the spacecraft from performing vital maneuvers to put it on course for the space station.
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SpaceX capsule hits glitch after launch for space station
Yahoo! News (blog)
The 157-foot (48-meter) tall Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship lifted off at 10:10 a.m. EST from the company's leased launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, just south of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "It appears that although it ...
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Yahoo! News (blog)
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Suffers Glitch After Launch to Space Station
Space.com
based SpaceX's second of a dozen contracted supply flights to the space station, part of a $1.6 billion agreement with NASA's Commercial Resupply Services Program. SpaceX's CRS-2 mission patch. SpaceX's CRS-2 mission patch for the March 2013 flight ...
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SpaceX Dragon attached to space station
Florida Today
CAPE CANAVERAL – A SpaceX Dragon unmanned freighter is latched firmly to the U.S. side of the International Space Station today after a two-day trip initially marred by steering thruster trouble. Operating the outpost's 57.5-foot robotic arm, U.S ...
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SpaceX Dragon successfully docks with International Space Station
Ars Technica
After some issues with its thrusters hours after launch, the SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station. NASA reported that the capsule attached to the Harmony module of the ISS at 8:56am EST Sunday morning, with the ...
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Ars Technica
Dragon to dock space station on Sunday morning - NASA
The Voice of Russia
Managers of private US company SpaceX and of the International Space Station (ISS) program gave the go-ahead for docking of the Dragon space freighter with the station on Sunday, NASA reported. A Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon spacecraft blasted off from...
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The Voice of Russia
SpaceX launches to space station, but experiences problem in orbit
Los Angeles Times
On an overcast morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and sped through the clouds Friday on its way to the InternationalSpace Station. However, about 12 minutes into the NASA ...
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How to Watch SpaceX Launch Private Rocket for NASA Today: 2 Live Webcasts
Space.com
SpaceX is on track to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to send a robotic Dragon space capsule packed with precious NASA cargo for the space station. Liftoff is set for 10:10 a.m. EST (1510 GMT), with ...
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Private SpaceX rocket launched to international space station | TPM ...
By David Kurtz http://talkingpointsmemo.com/
A commercial cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday under a billion-dollar contract with NASA that could lead to astronaut rides in just a few years.
TPM News
SpaceX launches supply capsule to International Space Station - WITI
By Cary Docter
(CNN) -- SpaceX launched its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule from Florida on Friday morning, starting the company's second NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station. ... Up Next: FOX6 News at 5 Schedule ...
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SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule reaches Intl. Space Station | FOX6Now ...
By Cary Docter
(CNN) -- After a technical hiccup, SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule reached the International Space Station on Sunday. ... The station's robotic arm captured the Dragon at 5:31 a.m. ET, NASA said. ...Up Next: FOX6 News at 5 Schedule. Search ...
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Unmanned SpaceX Capsule Launched to Space Station | KTXL ...
By fox40samcohen
SpaceX launched its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule from Florida on Friday morning, starting the company's second mission NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX launches station resupply capsule - Light Years - CNN.com
By jasonhanna
[Updated at 5:19 p.m.] SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule suffered a temporary glitch with its thrusters after it achieved orbit Friday -- a development that will delay its arrival at the InternationalSpace StationNASA said. ... CNN Sports has a new look. Headlines, news and analysis from Bleacher Report » · Light Years · Main. |. News. |. In Space. |. On Earth. |. Discoveries. |. Voices. |. Glitch with SpaceX supply flight appears fixed. SpaceX conducted a successful static fire test of ...
Light Years
SpaceX prepares for third trip to the International Space Station ...
By Agence France-Presse
As US firm SpaceX prepares for its third launch to the space station Friday, NASA said there was nothing “particularly challenging” about a mission that a few months ago was unprecedented. Liftoff is set for 10:10 am local time ... SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell, also speaking at the pressconference, said the final pieces of cargo and supplies were being loaded for the trip, which was scheduled to take less than 24 hours from launch to berthing. Among the equipment on board, ...
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Supply ship makes perfect rendezvous at space station - The St ...
By MARCIA DUNN
A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical difficulty and delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse. To NASA's relief, the SpaceX company's Dragon capsule pulled up to the orbiting lab with all of its systems in perfect order. Station astronauts used a hefty robot ... Although this news content will be accessible, certain functionality is unavailable. Skip to News. « back. next ». title ...
Supply ship meets space station after shaky start - KWQC-TV6 News ...
(AP) - A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the InternationalSpace Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical difficulty and delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse. To NASA's relief, the ...
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Space station capsule problem appears fixed | GoErie.com/Erie ...
The earliest the Dragon capsule could show up is Sunday, a full day late, said top officials for NASAand the private company SpaceX. 'We're definitely not going to rush it,' said SpaceX's ... that things are safe before proceeding.' The Dragon, owned and operated by SpaceX, holds considerable science experiments for the International Space Station as well as food and spare parts. ... Subscribe to our RSS feeds. Sign up for breaking news, weather alerts and more. Search GoErie. com ...
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NASA - Research Rides Dragon to the International Space Station
A second contracted flight for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station will be twice as nice for researchers.
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Tamed Dragon supply ship arrives at space station - Yahoo! News
Associated Press/NASA TV - This frame grab made available by NASA TV ... NASA is counting on the commercial sector to supply the space station for the rest ...
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NASA gives SpaceX the go-ahead for Dragon hookup with space ...
One day after a thruster-system glitch caused a holdup in a commercial cargo capsule's scheduled rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA and ...
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NASA, SpaceX set for launch to space station on Friday ...
The spacecraft will ferry 1,268 pounds of supplies for the space station crew and ... of 12 SpaceX flights contracted by NASA to resupply the space station. .... Receive the latest news test, reviews and trends on your favorite technology topics ...
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Planned SpaceX Dragon docking at International Space Station ...
Planned SpaceX Dragon docking at International Space Station Saturday postponed; NASA newsbriefing scheduled for 3 pm - @spaceteam.
www.breakingnews.com/.../planned-spacex-dragon-docking-a...
Private SpaceX rocket launched to space station - Yahoo! News
... to space station. By MARCIA DUNN | Associated Press – Fri, Mar 1, 2013 ... has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA for space station shipments. Its founder, Elon ...
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Space station capsule engine problem may be fixed - Yahoo! News
Space Station Loses Communications. ABC News. NASA reported this morning that it had lost its main communications link with the International Space …
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SpaceX rocket poised for flight to space station - Yahoo! News
By MARCIA DUNN | Associated Press – Fri, Mar 1, 2013 ... NASA is paying SpaceX to deliver cargo to the space station, and bring back science samples and ...
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SpaceX launches resupply mission to space station - Zee News
US private company SpaceX has launch its Dragon space freighter on a second resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said.
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SpaceX Capsule Docks at ISS
Dragon was captured by the space station's robotic arm early Sunday in preparation for docking. ...This frame grab made available by NASA TV shows a view of the SpaceX Dragon anchoring to the ...More Science & Health News ...
www.voanews.com/content/dragon-cleared.../1614166.html
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