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A Dragon in the Sky: Space X

By Caleb A. Scharf | May 25th, 2012 | Comments 5

Dragon capsule during 'fly-under' of ISS at a distance of 2.4 kilometers (May 24th 2012). Image taken from ISS (NASA). Click for bigger view.

As the docking attempt between the Dragon cargo vehicle and the International Space Station gets underway, here are some of the latest images, plus the LIVE stream to the Dragon/ISS docking at the bottom! [Note: recorded video of final moments of capture by ISS arm now added below] …and shortly before this fly-under took place [...]

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NASA Plans to Commercialize a Nasal Spray for Motion Sickness

By John Matson | October 12th, 2012 |

Woman administering nasal spray

A new product designed to fight motion sickness promises to put the “NASA” back in “nasal spray.” The space agency announced October 12 that it had signed an agreement with a pharmaceutical company to develop, test and bring to market a nasal gel designed to ward off queasiness from spaceflight, as well as from more [...]

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