Saturday,
26 May 2012
Mars
U.S. commercial spacecraft completes key tests in quest to visit space station (11)
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Xinhua) - California-based private company SpaceX
announced Thursday that its Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests
as part of a historic attempt to be the first commercial company to send a
spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Early Thursday morning, Dragon's thrusters fired, bringing the vehicle 2.4
kilometers below the station.
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