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Manufacturer - Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
Home page - spacex.com/vehicles/dragon
Dragon on Wikipedia
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Mission Highlights: SpaceX's Dragon makes history
Published on Jul 17, 2012
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On May 25, 2012 SpaceX made history when the Dragon spacecraft became the first privately developed vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only four governments -- the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency -- had achieved this feat. This video features highlights from the mission, including:
May 22: Launch Day: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon spacecraft into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
May 23: Dragon orbited Earth as it traveled toward the International Space Station.
May 24: Dragon's sensors and flight systems were subjected to a series of tests to determine if the vehicle was ready to attach to the space station.
May 25: NASA gave Dragon the GO to attempt berthing with the station. Dragon approached. It was successfully captured by the station's robotic arm.
May 26: US astronaut Don Pettit opened Dragon's hatch and the astronauts entered.
May 31: After six days at the International Space Station, Dragon departed for its return to Earth, carrying a load of cargo for NASA. SpaceX completed its historic mission when Dragon splashed down safely in the Pacific.
https://youtu.be/OzEsXL3S_mc
SpaceX CRS-3 | Falcon 9 and Dragon go vertical
Published on Apr 14, 2014
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The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are raised vertically for the CRS-3 mission to the space station.
https://youtu.be/Nxbyu3VH940
GoPro: rocket launch
Published on Apr 14, 2014
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Orbital Science Corporation launches an Antares space vehicle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
https://youtu.be/oy2nHvDDssY
SpaceX-3 launch postponed
Published on Apr 14, 2014
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The SpaceX-3 launch to the International Space Station was scrubbed April 14, 2014 due to a helium leak on the Falcon 9 first stage. The next launch opportunity would be Friday, April 18 at 3:25pm EDT if the issue can be resolved.
SpaceX CRS-3 on Wikipedia
https://youtu.be/NAsYbYRPan8
New NASA Cargo launches to Space Station aboard SpaceX-3 Mission
Published on Apr 18, 2014
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Approximately 2.4 tons of NASA science investigations and cargo were launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The launch aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT. Dragon's cargo will support more than 150 experiments that will be conducted during space station Expeditions 39 and 40. The spacecraft will be grappled at 7:14 a.m. on Sunday, April 20 by Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Dragon is scheduled to depart the space station May 18 for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, bringing with it about 3,500 pounds of science and research, hardware, crew supplies and spacewalk tools from the space station.
https://youtu.be/8G2pRVQ1JhA
NASA hosts SpaceX 3 post launch News Conference from Kennedy Space Center
Published on Apr 18, 2014
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A post-launch news conference was held on Friday, April 18 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the launch of the SpaceX-3 mission that will deliver approximately 2.4 tons of cargo to the International Space Station.
https://youtu.be/onD4n1-jIYc
U.S. SpaceX Dragon ship arrives at the International Space Station with important cargo
Published on Apr 20, 2014
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station April 20, delivering almost 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and supplies for the Expedition 39 crew. Dragon was launched atop the commercial company's Falcon 9 rocket April 18 from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on the third commercial resupply mission to the station for SpaceX. After a two-day rendezvous to catch up to the orbital laboratory, Dragon was grappled by Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio and berthed to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module using the station's Canadian-built robot arm, where it will remain until it departs the outpost on May 18 for a parachute-assisted return to Earth and a splashdown in the Pacific west of Baja California.
https://youtu.be/XEHxyI_NUZU
How SpaceX Dragon's taxi to ISS will self-land | Animation
Published on Jun 3, 2014
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon Mark II capsule is designed to bring crews to the Space Station, then re-enter and land upright on solid ground for rapid reconditioning and reuse.