Falcon 9 over Florida
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
A privately owned company made history today! The California-based Space
Exploration Technologies SpaceX successfully launched its unmanned
Dragon capsule into orbit at 3.44 this morning, May 22, from the Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The
Dragon was carried by the Falcon 9 rocket and reached the orbit 9
minutes after lift off. Its mission is the International Space Station.
The craft is programmed to perform a number of maneuvers which include docking with the ISS.
After successful docking the astronauts will be able to access the Dragon which carries supplies for the ISS.
Every
launch into space is exciting, but success of a privately owned company
after decades of NASA is really something special. The future belongs
to the visionaries!