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Space

SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Successfully Berths With ISS

Pat Host

Monday, April 21st, 2014

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SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Successfully Berths With ISS

A Falcon 9 launch in January 2014. Photo: SpaceX.

Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) Dragon space capsule successfully berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday at 10:06 a.m. EDT, the company said on its website. The berthing was part of SpaceX’s third Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA, which is to deliver goods to the ISS. CRS-3 is also part of SpaceX’s process to become certified to compete for national security space launches as part of the Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. SpaceX must…

Army

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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