Dragon capsule shoots for the stars
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span>-<span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> - <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> - <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="blast">blast</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="SpaceX">SpaceX</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Falcon">Falcon</span> 9 <span word="rocket">rocket</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="wing">wing</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="antennas">antennas</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="pierced">pierced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Canaveral">Canaveral</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> $1.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="privatize">privatize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="best">best</span>: <span word="Exploring">Exploring</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asteroid">asteroid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizon">horizon</span>," <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="Administrator">Administrator</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Bolden">Bolden</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span>, <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> 400 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="outpost">outpost</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> 18 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="splashing">splashing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 28, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="about">about</span> 760 <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>, <span word="hardware">hardware</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="SpaceX">SpaceX</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.</p>
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