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  1. PHOTOS: Aerial photos of #Dragon in the Pacific Ocean following splashdown last week. bit.ly/MoZoQA
  2. @SpaceX announced it has delivered early cargo to NASA returned from the space station to Earth inside #Dragon. bit.ly/A9hL5I
  3. Winged Pegasus rocket loaded with a NASA X-ray telescope was mated to its carrier jet at Vandenberg AFB today. tinyurl.com/GOnustar
  4. NASA officials expect quick transition to #SpaceX commercial resupply contract with next launch as soon as September. bit.ly/K5qjK1
  5. The brand new #IS19 satellite launch this morning ran into a snag with one of its power-generating solar wings. tinyurl.com/intelsat19
  6. LIFTOFF of the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket and Intelsat 19, providing communications capacity across the Pacific Rim! tinyurl.com/intelsat19
  7. LIVE join us for the Sea Launch rocket liftoff from its floating platform at 1:23amEDT. tinyurl.com/intelsat19
  8. Photo of #Dragon on the deck of a recovery ship in the Pacific Ocean: yfrog.com/nue9futj
  9. FULL STORY: #Dragon returns to Earth, concluding joyous 9-day test flight for #SpaceX and easing concerns of NASA. bit.ly/LPRtt7
  10. First picture of #Dragon in the water after splashdown: on.fb.me/sSW5ub
  11. #SpaceX founder and CEO @elonmusk on #Dragon's successful flight: "This really couldn't have gone any better" bit.ly/A9hL5I
  12. NASA and #SpaceX will hold a news conference on today's #Dragon splashdown coming up at 2 pm EDT (1800 GMT). bit.ly/A9hL5I
  13. #Dragon awaits recovery from the Pacific Ocean. twitpic.com/9rcjwi
  14. #SpaceX is shutting off #Dragon systems to prepare for recovery by boats. bit.ly/A9hL5I
  15. With a little imagination, you can see #Dragon bobbing in the ocean in this view from NASA tracking plane. twitpic.com/9rcecm
  16. NASA tracking plane view of #Dragon main chutes deployed. twitpic.com/9rcdf5
  17. LIVE VIDEO of #Dragon floating in the Pacific Ocean after 9 days in space: bit.ly/A9hL5I
  18. Recovery boats have spotted #Dragon in the water. #SpaceX says splashdown was fairly close to target. bit.ly/A9hL5I