Rolling Thunder Parade — Sunday May 27, 2012, at Memorial Bridge Washington (DC) (by Ron Cogswell)
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Nice view
SpaceX Dragon and the ISS, hanging together
Got it (SpaceX Dragon grabbed by the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 9:56 a.m. ET)
Go for capture
Looking like a bright star streaking up into a black sky, a rocket took off before dawn today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying an unmanned capsule filled with food, clothes, and other supplies for astronauts on the international space station.
But this robotic cargo ship doesn’t belong to NASA. Instead, it’s owned by a company called SpaceX, which made history by launching the first ever private spacecraft on a mission to the station.
SpaceX has a $1.6 billion cargo-delivery contract with NASA, which is turning routine flights to the station over to industry so that the veteran space agency can start to focus on more ambitious exploration efforts. (NPR)
Photo: Historic @SpaceX #DragonLaunch to ISS. @NASA on Twitpic
Donna Summer, 1948-2012
Easing her full-throttle delivery down to a shivery whisper, she moaned over and over into the microphone, “Ooooh, aaah, love to love you, bay-bee…” Summer would later boast of simulating 22 orgasms, but whatever she did, it worked…
Newsweek April 2, 1979
What a cover. What a legend.
Donna Summer, we’ll all ways feel love
A Key Test For SpaceX
The SpaceX Falcon 9 engines were tested moments ago at the company’s Space Launch Complex at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The test is part of a dress rehearsal leading up to a launch scheduled for May 7. The exercise had all nine engines firing at full power for two seconds.
SpaceX plans to launch its Dragon spacecraft into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket. During the mission, Dragon’s sensors and flight systems will be subject to a series of tests to determine if the vehicle is ready to berth with the space station. If NASA decides Dragon is ready, the vehicle will attach to the station and astronauts will open Dragon’s hatch and unload the cargo onboard.
This will be the first attempt by a commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, a feat previously performed by only a few governments. (SpaceX)
Photo: SpaceX Webcast screen grab
@kerstinshamberg - The shuttle #Enterprise flies past #WTC in Lower Manhattan #NYC #shuttleHP #SpottheShuttle http://pic.twitter.com/z7FqytNb
#Enterprise flyover was impressive!#spottheshuttle via @hhristov
Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives In New York City - WNYC
Here’s our first picture, from the WNYC Newsroom
