Space
Video: The Commercial Space Age Has Officially Started
Johnson Denise
First Posted: Apr 11, 2016 03:45 AM EDT
For several years, people on earth have been curious to know what the outer space looks like. In kindergarten, little boys would say they want to become astronaut when they grew up. In the past, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have been responsible for sending supplies and astronauts through government-owned or commissioned space crafts. However, with continuous efforts and NASA's funding, private companies are now able to ferry their supplies to space.
According to Popular Science, the International Space Station released images from NASA's live webcast showing SpaceX and Orbital ATK in space. These two companies have successfully ferried cargo to the space station for the first time in many years. These days, private companies have taken full responsibility over the space stations' re-supplying tasks.
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station to deliver important supplies, science experiments and a prototype inflatable room for the orbiting spacecraft and its six-person crew. Space.com reported that the cargo spacecraft launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday and was captured by the orbital complex's Canadarm2 robotic arm on Sunday. "It looks like we caught a Dragon," British astronaut Tim Peake of the European Space Agency radioed to Mission Control after snagging the spacecraft with the station's arm.
The spacecraft was later attached on the International Space Station's Earth-facing port, Harmony module at exactly 9:57 a.m. EDT (1357 GMT) where it will stay for a month. The Dragon joined by Orbital ATK's "S.S. Rick Husband" Cygnus cargo carrier that launched on March 22 and attached to the Earth-facing port on the Unity module four days later.
Aside from the two private companies that launched its space crafts, Russia also launched its Progress resupply ship on the 31st of March. It docked at the rear port of the Zvezda service on April 2. At present, there are now 6 visiting vehicles at the space station.
"A cornucopia of cargo craft now at the International Space Station," NASA spokesman Rob Navias said during docking commentary.
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First Posted: Apr 11, 2016 03:45 AM EDT
For several years, people on earth have been curious to know what the outer space looks like. In kindergarten, little boys would say they want to become astronaut when they grew up. In the past, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have been responsible for sending supplies and astronauts through government-owned or commissioned space crafts. However, with continuous efforts and NASA's funding, private companies are now able to ferry their supplies to space.
According to Popular Science, the International Space Station released images from NASA's live webcast showing SpaceX and Orbital ATK in space. These two companies have successfully ferried cargo to the space station for the first time in many years. These days, private companies have taken full responsibility over the space stations' re-supplying tasks.
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station to deliver important supplies, science experiments and a prototype inflatable room for the orbiting spacecraft and its six-person crew. Space.com reported that the cargo spacecraft launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday and was captured by the orbital complex's Canadarm2 robotic arm on Sunday. "It looks like we caught a Dragon," British astronaut Tim Peake of the European Space Agency radioed to Mission Control after snagging the spacecraft with the station's arm.
The spacecraft was later attached on the International Space Station's Earth-facing port, Harmony module at exactly 9:57 a.m. EDT (1357 GMT) where it will stay for a month. The Dragon joined by Orbital ATK's "S.S. Rick Husband" Cygnus cargo carrier that launched on March 22 and attached to the Earth-facing port on the Unity module four days later.
Aside from the two private companies that launched its space crafts, Russia also launched its Progress resupply ship on the 31st of March. It docked at the rear port of the Zvezda service on April 2. At present, there are now 6 visiting vehicles at the space station.
"A cornucopia of cargo craft now at the International Space Station," NASA spokesman Rob Navias said during docking commentary.
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