The Dragon Project at SpaceX


	The Dragon Project at SpaceX
skwirlinator
8-5-2008 6:33 PM
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dragon, space, spacecraft, spacex
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8-7-2008 9:02 AM
bookchick49
This looks like a modernized version of apollo. I don't get it, other than the fact that it can dock with the mothership.
Too bad they couldn't figure out a way to land it on earth without plopping down in the ocean, again. *scratching head*
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