After being released by the robotic arm of ISS, SpaceX's Dragon capsule fired its rocket to break orbit and successfuly splashed down in the Pacific under huge red and white parachutes earlier today, ending an historic test flight.
Dragon became the first privately owned spacecraft to reach ISS and set the stage for cargo flights that will earn SpaceX $1.6 billion dollars from NASA.
SpaceX is well on the way to establishing Dragon as a viable choice for many other projects, as well-- including possibly taking humans into orbit and back home by as early as 2015.
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