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  1. SpaceX will bring Dragon home from space station this Thursday morning. Here's the schedule as it stands now. htim.es/KYkoYu about 15 hours ago via Echofon
  2. Not all the trees are surviving the Councill Courts site transformation project. twitter.com/leeroop/status… about 20 hours ago via Twitter for Android
  3. News media all over this story about "space juice" that supposedly smooths wrinkles. htim.es/L1cPRJ Time to make some phone calls. about 21 hours ago via Echofon
  4. Did you miss this morning's grapple of the Dragon by the space station? Here it is. htim.es/KnYlfe 1:49 PM May 25th via Echofon
  5. Space station has captured Dragon! History for NASA, SpaceX! "Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail," astronaut Don Pettit says. 6:57 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  6. NASA gives the "go" to space station to capture Dragon. 6:51 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  7. Grapple time for #Dragon capsule now estimated @ 8:40 a.m. CDT. 6:06 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  8. #Dragon and ISS on day side of Earth now. Moving to 150 m out. No 7 a.m. CDT docking, but still optimistic. Hey, it's a test flight. 4:23 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  9. Dragon will now move to 200 meters from ISS and hold for thermal imagers to adjust. Getting closer. 4:03 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  10. First question to astros at McDonnell Elem today. How do you go to bathroom? Jack Fisher: You knew that was coming. Ans starts w/ nos. 1,2 9:26 AM May 24th via Twitter for Android
  11. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on time @ KSC. Dragon capsule on top bound for historic mission to resupply space station. 12:48 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Android
  12. Check out this great video of the Lyrid meteor shower shot from the International Space Station. Can you spot Florida? htim.es/JxcNi0 12:05 PM May 21st via Echofon
  13. Reports from Cape Canaveral say computers shut down SpaceX liftoff after pressure readings on one engine outside bounds at launch moment. 2:36 AM May 19th via Twitter for Android
  14. More accurate to say SpaceX rocket failed to launch 25 min. ago. Countdown reached zero, nothing happened, safe shutdown implemented. 2:20 AM May 19th via Twitter for Android
  15. Liftoff for SpaceX Dragon aborted at Zero countdown. Ignition sequence started, then cut off. 1:57 AM May 19th via Twitter for Android
  16. All systems go as countdown passes 10 min. mark for launch of SpaceX Dragon 9 to International Space Station. 1:46 AM May 19th via Twitter for Android
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  • Bio Lee Roop covers NASA for The Huntsville Times
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