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Crew of 3 to arrive at space station

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The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the three newest residents of the International Space Station is set to dock with the high-flying laboratory on Friday morning (Dec. 21). Continue reading →

Kerbal Space Program: Mechjeb Makes docking easy – Video

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Kerbal Space Program: Mechjeb Makes docking easy The first attempt as you can see did not have enough thrust on the 2nd stage engines to synchronize with the space station in time. So I decided to launch another lander craft to dock with the first one and it worked flawlessly. Note: The video quality was much better before uploading to youtubeFrom:Under6001Views:1 1ratingsTime:06:56More inGaming Continue reading →

NASA Chief Visits History-Making Private Space Capsule

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NASA chief Charlie Bolden got an up-close look Wednesday (June 13) at SpaceX's unmanned Dragon space capsule, the first private vehicle ever to dock with the International Space Station. Continue reading →

Update: the Dragon capsule as seen by the ISS | Bad Astronomy

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Just a quick update: a new series of pictures of the Dragon capsule as seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station has just been released, and they’re way cool. Here’s one: [Click to embiggen.] Earlier today , Dragon passed just 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the station, performing a series of tasks to make sure it was ready to dock with ISS tomorrow. Continue reading →

When a Dragon mated the space station | Bad Astronomy

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At 16:02 UTC, Friday, May 25, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon officially became the first privately-owned commercial spacecraft to be captured by and berthed at the International Space Station. It is (if I’ve done the math correctly) the 114th spacecraft to dock with ISS, including the missions sent up to build the station Continue reading →