A 'new era': Private-sector space mission
The era of government-run missions into space was historically altered with the launch of a SpaceX capsule into orbit that later docked with the International Space Station. SpaceX is a private rocket company in Hawthorne. Read more
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SpaceX( NASA / May 25, 2012 )
A television still from NASA TV provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on 25 May 2012 shows the SpaceX 'Dragon' commercial cargo craft after it was captured by the robotic arm of the International Space Station (ISS) on 25 May 2012. The Dragon spacecraft arrived at the ISS to become the first private craft ever to reach the orbiting laboratory. Dragon had slowly approached the station over the course of several hours, coming to within metres of the ISS, before astronauts inside the station used a robotic arm to grab the craft at 1356 GMT as both craft flew high over Australia.
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