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Space station links up with Dragon capsule

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station today, making history as the first commercial delivery ship in orbit.

Fri, 25 May, 2012 - 17:12

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station today, making history as the first commercial delivery ship in orbit.

Astronauts Donald Pettit and Andre Kuipers used the space station’s robot arm to snare the Dragon after a few hours of extra manoeuvring.

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