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NASA Awards $1.1 Billion for Commercial Space Development

Andy Pasztor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 3, 2012 at 4:51 pm PT

Boeing Co. and closely held Space Exploration Technologies Corp. have won government commitments totaling $900 million, the biggest federal financial award yet to assemble and test commercially owned and operated manned space capsules.

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SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down

Andy Pasztor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 31, 2012 at 9:46 am PT

The first private spacecraft to visit the International Space Station made a dramatic return home to a precise splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast.

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SpaceX Capsule Joins to Space Station

Andy Pasztor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 25, 2012 at 9:40 am PT

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. made history Friday by attaching the first private spacecraft to the international space station, a move that ultimately could change the economics and politics of U.S. space exploration.

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SpaceX Capsule Reaches Milestone With Space Maneuvers

Andy Pasztor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 24, 2012 at 12:49 pm PT

A private unmanned spacecraft appeared to complete a series of maneuvers around the international space station flawlessly on Thursday, clearing the last major hurdle before a historic docking attempt planned for Friday.

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Private Spacecraft Lifts Off Toward Space Station

Andy Pasztor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 22, 2012 at 4:30 am PT

The first private spacecraft aiming to dock with the international space station blasted off from Florida early Tuesday with split-second precision, but the biggest tests for the mission are still days ahead.