Space Exploration Technologies is gearing up for the first demonstration of its Dragon space capsule aboard the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, December 7. Back up flight windows are on December 8 or 9. The flight will pave the way for SpaceX to provide cargo resupply to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Student Ambassadors in conjunction with S3FL and SEDS@UM are going to have a public viewing of the launch!
SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon COTS-1 Launch
Launch Window: December 7, 8, or 9 from 9 am to 12 pm
Viewing Location: EECS Atrium
Free donuts will be provided!
Sponsored by: Students Space System Fabrication Lab
& Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
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The U.S. commercial space industry notched its first successful splashdown on Wednesday as a Dragon capsule built by Space Explorations Technologies was recovered from the Pacific Ocean after orbiting the globe twice. The unmanned capsule was launched from Cape Canaveral atop a Falcon 9 rocket also built by SpaceX, and the successful test could help to silence critics of private initiatives in space. While acknowledging that "change is hard, especially in government," NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver said the launch validated the administration's vision of "a partnership between private companies and government to get the job done most effectively" in space. The Washington Post