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Old December 8th 10, 11:25 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default Dragon Is In Orbit!

On 12/8/2010 10:23 AM, Pat Flannery wrote:
On 12/8/2010 9:55 AM, Pat Flannery wrote:
Whole ascent went just great, and they got some really good video of the
stage burns and Dragon separation.


Good communications with Dragon, and she is firing her thrusters.


And she came down intact in the landing area, and has been recovered:
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/status.html
Now NASA is having a press conference, and the sound is all screwed up.
Way to go, NASA. :-D

Pat