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Space X Launch of Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule
« on: May 22, 2012, 08:43:48 AM »
http://news.yahoo.com/spacex-launches-private-capsule-historic-trip-space-station-075123385.html

The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage is also reportedly carrying ashes from 308 people, including actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on the 1960s television series "Star Trek," and Mercury program astronaut Gordon Cooper. The ashes were flown under a deal with the "memorial spaceflight" company Celestis, according to ABC News and Reuters.

Cool!
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Re: Space X Launch of Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 10:04:56 AM »
The idea that James Doohan's remains are being laid to rest in outer space touches my heart in a way I've never experienced. Not any more dramatically or anything, just differently.
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Re: Space X Launch of Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 11:13:51 AM »
Yeah, hard to top that!
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Re: Space X Launch of Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 07:38:55 AM »
FYI - Dragon set to come back to earth today.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120531/D9V3IM3G1.html
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Re: Space X Launch of Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2012, 07:12:14 AM »
Commercial enterprise is leading the way for American spaceflight -

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_PRIVATE_SPACE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-07-20-36-27



Since The Dragon is the only vehicle that can bring down more payload I sure hope we are charging enough per kilo to recoup some of those costs we pay the Rooskies for launching our guys up to the ISS!
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