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Dragon berthed to ISS

Dragon berthed to ISS

The Dragon capsule completes its two-step berthing procedure, officially becoming the first commercial spacecraft to visit the ISS on Friday, May 25, 2012.

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The Launch of SpaceX Dragon

The Launch of SpaceX Dragon

KSC-2012-2897 (22 May 2012) --- The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. (EDT) May 22, 2012, carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit.

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Dragon fly-under in progress

Dragon fly-under in progress

In this screencap from NASA TV, the Dragon spacecraft and its solar arrays can be resolved from the International Space Station. The Dragon flew under the ISS at a distance of 2.5 kilometers.

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Curiosity launches on an Atlas V

Curiosity launches on an Atlas V

On Saturday, November 26 at 10:02 ET (15:02 UT), an Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars Science Laboratory lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifts off

SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifts off

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule begin to rise from the launchpad on May 22, 2012 at 3:44AM EDT (7:44 UTC). The mission, COTS 2, marks the first-ever attempt to berth a privately-owned spacecraft with the International Space Station.

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Spirit's final resting place

Spirit's final resting place

Artist's concept of Spirit, stuck in her final resting place at Troy, next to Home Plate, in Gusev Crater.

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Mars Science Laboratory descends

Mars Science Laboratory descends

In this still from a movie of Mars Science Laboratory's landing, the rover descends on cables from the backshell as retrorockets fire to slow its descent.

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Bye-bye, Galileo

Bye-bye, Galileo

The Galileo spacecraft atop the inertial upper stage drifts into the blackness of space after deployment from the Space Shuttle Atlantis payload bay during mission STS-34, October 1989.

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IKAROS self-portrait with Venus

IKAROS self-portrait with Venus

IKAROS took this photo on December 8, 2010, documenting its flight past Venus.

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Dots and dashes in a rover wheel

Dots and dashes in a rover wheel

A still from a video showing testing of an engineering model of the Curiosity rover shows a pattern of holes -- the "visual odometry markers" in the wheels, which leave a rhythmic pattern in the rover's tracks, which will help the rover determine how far it has traveled using optical navigation. If you're wondering why the pattern appears as it does, they are dots and dashes of Morse code. As the rover drives, it spells out "J-P-L." J: . - - - P: . - - . L: . - . .

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Rosetta and Philae

Rosetta and Philae

The Philae lander is the small blue object perched on the side of the Rosetta spacecraft.

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MAVEN primary structure

MAVEN primary structure

Technicians from Lockheed Martin are inspecting the MAVEN primary structure following its September 2011 completion at the company's Composites Lab near Denver.

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Envisat from Pleiades

Envisat from Pleiades

ESA's stricken Envisat satellite was imaged by the CNES satellite Pleiades at a distance of 100 kilometers. Envisat was shown to be intact but oriented in an unexpected position. Ground controllers have not been able to contact the satellite since April 8.

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