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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station
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says... May 18, 2014 SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning more than 3,500 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space Station. That seems like quite a lot of cargo down-mass for a relatively small capsule, but from what I understand (http://www.spacex.com/dragon), the down-mass limit for Dragon is actually 3,000 kilograms (6,614 lb) per Dragon flight, so this mission didn't come close to the limit. Jeff -- "the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer |
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