Dragon spacecraft makes perfect splashdown
Dragon being captured by the ISS. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down near California at 8:42 local time this morning, capping an almost flawless mission that went so smoothly that it's difficult to recognize the intricacy and incredible degree of difficulty. Before Dragon left the International Space Station, the astronauts aboard used the new Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre) multi-armed robot to inspect Dragon's non-pressurized trunk. The trunk had no cargo for this demonstration mission, so the inspection was strictly a dry run and showed that there were no...
Published By: Ars Technica - Thursday, 31 May, 2012
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