The successful mission of the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station sets the company course for regular cargo flights.
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NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is an innovative partnership to help the United States industry develop space transportation systems that can safely launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low Earth orbit destinations.
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Spacecraft: SpaceX Dragon
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Date: May 22
Launch Time: 3:44 a.m. EDT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
This mission is a demonstration flight by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, as part of its contract with NASA to have private companies launch cargo safely to the International Space Station.
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Image above: The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown. Credit: SpaceX
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch Date: May 22
Launch Time: 3:44 a.m. EDT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
This mission is a demonstration flight by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, as part of its contract with NASA to have private companies launch cargo safely to the International Space Station.
› Mission Objectives (PDF 96 Kb)
› Mission Overview (PDF 97 Kb)
Image above: The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown. Credit: SpaceXFeatures
Dragon Splashdown Marks End of Landmark Flight
Students' Microgravity Experiments Find Way to Station
A suite of students' experiments were aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule when it docked with the station on May 25.
SpaceX Dragon Attached to Space Station in Spaceflight ...
The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday.
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Space X - Falcon 9/Dragon
SpaceX prepares the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for flight.
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