SpaceX Successfully Delivers Supplies To ISS 87
Reuters reports on the successful SpaceX-carried resupply mission to the ISS: "A cargo ship owned by Space Exploration Technologies arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, with a delivery of supplies and science experiments for the crew and a pair of legs for the experimental humanoid robot aboard that one day may be used in a spacewalk. Station commander Koichi Wakata used the outpost's 58-foot (18-meter) robotic crane to snare the Dragon capsule from orbit at 7:14 a.m. (1114 GMT), ending its 36-hour journey. ... "The Easter Dragon is knocking at the door," astronaut Randy Bresnik radioed to the crew from Mission Control in Houston. Space Exploration, known as SpaceX, had planned to launch its Dragon cargo ship in March, but was delayed by technical problems, including a two-week hold to replace a damaged U.S. Air Force radar tracking system."
Re:yayy!!! Cheer our corporate fascist state! (Score:4, Insightful)
Corporations and government combined is the definition of fascism according to Mussolini.
Since when did Mussolini have a valid opinion on anything? He was spouting propaganda, not delivering a scientific argument. As for writing a check to Elon Musk: are you implying that any government buying a service from a private company is a fascist state? Because I don't think you and I have the same definition of fascism in that case.
Re:I just can't get excited about SpaceX (Score:5, Insightful)
And so far, Dragon hasn't manage one single (Score:0, Insightful)
successful flight.
Contrary to what is being claimed, Dragon hasn't manage to complete a full mission without serious problems. Not to mention it hasn't manage to suvive a landing without either crashing in the ocean or receiving significant damage.
Guess why you haven't seen a single picture of video of the re-entry of a Dragon capsule.
Mod Parent up, please (Score:4, Insightful)