André Kupiers guides the Canada robotic arm in to mate with the Dragon.
ISS capture of SpaceX’s Dragon is confirmed, becoming the first private vessel to dock with the space station.
(Source: nasa.gov)
SpaceX’s is Dragon about to dock with ISS. Watch here.
In a few minutes, history will be made
and you can watch it on NASA TV right now.
50 Years Ago, Newsweek Was Astronaut/Moon Crazy
Awesome style, us.
SpaceX rocket makes history with space station flyby
The flyby gave SpaceX’s Dragon capsule an opportunity to test its navigation and communications instruments.
Lunar eclipse from Saturday, May 19, 2012
Today at 3:44 AM eastern, SpaceX launched successfully to become the first commercial company in history to attempt to visit the International Space Station. This marks the third consecutive Falcon 9 launch success and the fifth straight launch success for SpaceX.
For more information on the mission, check out the info in the SpaceX press kit. For those on Twitter, be sure to follow @elonmusk for live updates from mission control.
Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359) and Planetary Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo, Ray Gralak
Lunar X
Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
The Andromeda Galaxy in Ultraviolet Light
Looking like a bright star streaking up into a black sky, a rocket took off before dawn today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying an unmanned capsule filled with food, clothes, and other supplies for astronauts on the international space station.
But this robotic cargo ship doesn’t belong to NASA. Instead, it’s owned by a company called SpaceX, which made history by launching the first ever private spacecraft on a mission to the station.
SpaceX has a $1.6 billion cargo-delivery contract with NASA, which is turning routine flights to the station over to industry so that the veteran space agency can start to focus on more ambitious exploration efforts. (NPR)
Photo: Historic @SpaceX #DragonLaunch to ISS. @NASA on Twitpic
Annular solar eclipse at Tokyo by Yoshihiro Sekine
time lapse!
