SpaceX ISS docking mission gets Feb 2012 go-ahead

by Laura Domela

SpaceX will become the first commercial spaceflight company to dock a vehicle with the International Space Station, with NASA giving the green light for the Dragon capsule to begin its mission on February 7 2012. The journey will see the Dragon cargo transporter blast off to the ISS, where a robotic arm will grab the capsule and guide it in to dock, MSNBC reports. A successful trip “will open up a new era in commercial cargo delivery for this international orbiting laboratory” William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, said in a statement. via Slashgear

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