Obama killed NASA's shuttle program resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars being spent with foreign countries to resupply the international space station along with our astronauts. Now private enterprise has come in to do the job where government failed. Sound familiar?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – A commercial rocket blasted off early Tuesday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.
The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, aiming for a rendezvous later this week with the space station. The rocket carried into orbit a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of space station provisions.
This newest capsule is supposed to remain at the space station for a week before bringing back experiments and equipment. None of the other types of current cargo ships can return safely; they burn up on the way down. [...]
What is also unique about the Dragon capsule is that it is the only supply capsule of its kind that, in an emergency, could bring back up to seven astronauts to a safe landing.
Private enterprise once again proves that it can do what government can't always do and do it far more economically. Are you listening Mr. Obama?
Private enterprise once again proves that it can do what government can't always do and do it far more economically. Are you listening Mr. Obama?
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