SpaceX Dragon capsule launch a success

[Derrick]

SpaceX successfully launches Dragon capsule

Opening a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station...

 

[Creag]

Great news for the space race! Now for a successful docking with the ISS

 

[MiY4Gi]

This is incredible. Now to see how far they can go with this Dragon capsule of theirs. Perhaps they'll create their own fleet of space planes in a few years time.

 

[Bern]

WOOHOO!! And humanity takes the next small step towards going to Mars Maybe the SA government could take a note about how private enterprise can innovate and reduce costs over state run enterprises...

 

[zamicro]

Congrats to SpaceX. Well done. I really hope the rest falls all in place.

 

[biometrics]

In case anyone has been living in a cave ... This is Elon Musk's company, an ex South African: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

 

[diegoa]

Congrats SpaceX, and Elon Musk you make us proud South Africans