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Cape Canaveral is located between the Banana River and the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east "Space Coast" in Brevard County, Fla. About 10,000 people live in the city of Cape Canaveral.
Cape Canaveral is located between the Banana River and the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east "Space Coast" in Brevard County, Fla. About 10,000 people live in the city of Cape Canaveral.
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NASA astronauts open SpaceX capsule hatch and begin unloading cargo
Less than 24 hours after a historic docking, astronauts aboard the International Space Station clambered into SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies that were packed inside. Wearing oxygen masks as a precaution, the astronauts...
Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Space Programs, Satellite Technology, Pacific Ocean
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Dragon's flight heralds new era for space, Fla.
It doesn't rank up there with other spaceflight milestones — first man in orbit, landing on the moon — but Friday's midday linkup between the SpaceX Dragon capsule and the International Space Station was huge — a historic achievement...Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Space Programs, Vladimir Putin, Russia
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Good Dragon, good government
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelAt 9:56 AM EDT today something significant happened 251 miles above northwest Australia. The Space X Dragon capsule that lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop the Falcon 9 rocket, and its capture by the ISS’s robotic arm signify how... -
Dragon docks at space station and makes history
SpaceX, the upstart California rocket maker, launched a new era in spaceflight Friday when its Dragon capsule was docked at the International Space Station, concluding a cargo delivery trip previously made only by NASA space shuttles and other...Tags: Technology, Business Enterprises, Rocketry, Pacific Ocean, Human Interest
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Space shuttle mock-up floats past South Florida
Wide-eyed beachgoers along South Florida's shoreline were treated to a truly astonishing — and consternating — sight Friday. There, like a ghostly mirage among the freighters and fishing boats, was NASA's fabled Space Shuttle, seemingly...
Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Space Programs, Fishing, Kennedy Space Center
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SpaceX completes historic docking with the space station
SpaceX's cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station in a historic first for spaceflight. The unmanned, cone-shaped capsule became the first privately built and operated vehicle to ever dock to the orbiting outpost at 9:...
Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Companies and Corporations, Satellite Technology, Space Programs
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: Technology, National Institutes of Health, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Genetic Engineering
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Private craft makes history with space station docking
The Associated PressThe private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector. It marked the first time a business...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Business Enterprises, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Pacific Ocean, Richard Branson
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SpaceX capsule docks at International Space Station
About 250 miles above northwest Australia, a cargo-carrying space capsule linked up with the International Space Station, marking the first time a privately built and operated vehicle has ever docked at the orbiting outpost. Astronauts on the space...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science and Technology, SpaceX
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SpaceX capsule captured by space station crew in historic mission
For the first time, a cargo-carrying spacecraft made by a private company arrived at the International Space Station. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station's 58-foot robotic arm by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the space...Tags: Business Enterprises, Boeing Co., Science and Technology, SpaceX, Companies and Corporations
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Hartford Experiment Along For Ride As SpaceX's 'Dragon' Makes History
The Hartford CourantFriday turned out to be a joyous "berth"-day for commercial space flight and the Hartford school team with a science experiment aboard SpaceX's Dragon. At 9:56 a.m., for the first time in history, the International Space Station linked with a private...Tags: Yale University, Middletown, Pacific Ocean, University of Hartford, Colleges and Universities
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Robert L. Rice Sr., 87
Robert Lee Rice Sr., 87, died peacefully Thursday, April 26, 2012, with family members by his side at Cape Canaveral Hospital, Fla. He was of the Protestant faith. He was born April 3, 1925, in Pinesburg, Md., Washington County. He came to live in Brevard...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Richard Lee, Brevard County, Armed Forces, U.S. Navy
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