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Dragon capsule back on Earth after whirlwind flight
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft from Florida for a two-orbit test flight on Dec. 8, 2010, and the company brought the automated capsule back to Earth less than three-and-a-half hours later. Liftoff occurred at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT) and splashdown was at 2:02 p.m. EST (1902 GMT).
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Musk 'optimistic' next Dragon will visit station
SpaceX did its best Wednesday to quiet critics and convince NASA the company is ready to deliver supplies to the International Space Station some time next year. FULL STORY
SpaceX ready to unleash Dragon capsule in the sky
SpaceX plans to launch a robotic space capsule, fly it around the world two times, then order the craft back home Wednesday in a whirlwind test flight to demonstrate the ship's readiness to NASA. FULL STORY IMAGES:FALCON 9 ON THE EVE OF LAUNCH
Setting the odds: SpaceX boss weighs in on risks
Wednesday's twice-around-the-world test flight of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is fraught with risk, and the company's wealthy founder and chief executive predicts about a 60 percent chance the mission meets all of its objectives. FULL STORY IMAGES:ROCKET REPAIRS UNDERWAY
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Spaceflight Now captured the Falcon 9 rocket's maiden blastoff from three locations: Kennedy Space Center's press site, the NASA Causeway and atop the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building. The video is presented here for Spaceflight Now+Plus subscribers.
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Commercial launch of Falcon 1 rocket successful
A Malaysian satellite rode a Falcon 1 rocket into orbit Monday night, marking the first time the privately-developed booster has successfully launched an operational spacecraft. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER
Falcon flies to space but misses orbital goal
The Falcon 1 rocket, a gleaming symbol of hopes to revolutionize space exploration through private industry, took its second shot at orbit Tuesday night but fell back to Earth after experiencing a problem mid-way through the ascent. FULL STORY MISSION STATUS CENTER POST-MISSION UPDATE PHOTOS:LAUNCH GALLERY
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The crew emblem for the final space shuttle mission is now available in our store. Get this piece of history!
This beautiful one piece set features the Apollo program emblem surrounded by the individual mission logos.
The final planned flight of space shuttle Discovery is symbolized in the official embroidered crew patch for STS-133. Available in our store!
This embroidered patch commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Program. The design features the space shuttle Columbia's historic maiden flight of April 12, 1981.
The official patches from Apollo 1, the shuttle Challenger and Columbia crews are available in the store.
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