Dragon Grabbed

The Dragon capsule once again maneuvered in close to ISS, and this time was grabbed by the station's robotic arm. ISS crew will unload Dragon tomorrow.

SpaceX is on the verge of successfully completing an historic spaceflight, one that could open an exciting new era of commercial activity in space, taking the pace and direction of space development out of the hands of government and putting it more in the hands of private individuals, corporations, and, eventually, groups of various kinds pursuing various visions.

The big things left for SpaceX to accomplish on this mission are the reentry and recovery of Dragon, which the company already pulled off on an earlier test flight.