“Like the smell of a brand-new car” were the words of International Space Station astronaut Don Pettit on Saturday after he carefully opened the hatch and entered the Dragon capsule for his first glimpse inside.

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The California SpaceX company has seen its unmanned Dragon cargo ship attach successfully to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time.

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VIDEO: Astronauts praise Dragon craft

With a near-flawless docking on Friday, start-up rocket company SpaceX achieved what only big governments have to date: It launched a mission to the international space station . The moment marked a pivot point in U.S. space ambitions, away from total NASA control and toward creative private enterprise. While NASA furnished seed money and technical advice, SpaceX engineers designed, built, launched and drove the white gumdrop-shaped Dragon capsule until the final moments. Read full article > >

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SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks with international space station

The California SpaceX company has seen its unmanned Dragon cargo ship attach successfully to the International Space Station (ISS).

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VIDEO: Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship

The first commercial cargo ship to visit the space station is attached to the orbiting laboratory by a robotic arm.

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Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship

California’s SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station – the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company.

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VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon rocket launches

SpaceX aborted the historic launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station at the last second because of a rocket engine glitch.

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SpaceX rocket launch fizzles on pad

The US firm SpaceX has aborted the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station (ISS).

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First privately operated delivery to space station opens new era

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SpaceX readies historic mission

Europe’s big robotic freighter, Edoardo Amaldi, arrives at the International Space Station with tonnes of new supplies.

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Cargo ship docks at space station

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) briefly took refuge in escape capsules over fears that satellite debris could strike it.

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ISS alert over passing space junk

Europe’s giant space freighter, which is delivering supplies to the International Space Station, lifts off from French Guiana.

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MOSCOW — A Soyuz spacecraft safely delivered a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station on Friday, restoring the permanent crew to six members for the first time since September. But just as concerns over the reliability of the Soyuz have eased, a different version of the Soyuz rocket failed Friday during an unmanned launch. It was the latest in a string of spectacular launch failures that have raised questions about the state of Russia’s space industry. Read full article > >

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Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russian, American, Dutchman docks at International Space Station

Less than a week after a three-man crew arrived at the international space station, the new residents may need to “shelter in place” as a chunk of a destroyed Chinese weather satellite veers close to the station. On Tuesday afternoon, NASA’s mission control in Houston informed astronaut Dan Burbank that the four-inch piece of space debris might pass close enough to the station early Wednesday morning to trigger the safety measure. Read full article > >

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Astronauts may need to ‘shelter in place’ as debris nears space station

Despite the end of the space shuttle program, NASA needs to hire more astronauts to maintain its presence on the International Space Station and prepare for the next generation of spaceflight, concludes a new report from the National Research Council, part of the congressionally chartered National Academy of Sciences. NASA employs 59 astronauts, down from 150 a decade ago, and observers expect the agency to lose another half-dozen before the end of the year. The report, which NASA paid for, warns that “the Astronaut Corps appears to be sized below the minimum required,” and that the current corps size “poses a risk to the U.S. investment in human spaceflight capabilities.” Read full article > >

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NASA needs more astronauts, report says