Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail

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Start date May 25, 2012
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Don Pettit announced the successful capture of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft using the International Space Station's robotic arm. A minor glitch occurred when the Dragon's LIDAR system picked up incorrect reflections from the ISS. This issue was resolved by remotely adjusting the LIDAR's field of view. Overall, the operation proceeded smoothly after the initial hiccup. The successful capture marks a significant milestone in commercial spaceflight.

May 25, 2012

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"Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail"

"Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail" said Don Pettit shortly after capturing the SpaceX Dragon with the Space Station's robotic arm. There was a minor glitch earlier this morning in which the Dragon's LIDAR caught some spurious reflections from the wrong part of the International Space Station. Everything went well after remotely commanding the LIDAR to narrow it's field of view.

News report (just one; there are plenty of others): http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/us/spacex/index.html

Thread 'Space Stuff and Launch Info'

Due to the constant never ending supply of "cool stuff" happening in Aerospace these days I'm creating this thread to consolidate posts every time something new comes along. Please feel free to add random information if its relevant. So to start things off here is the SpaceX Dragon launch coming up shortly, I'll be following up afterwards to see how it all goes. :smile: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/

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