So for those of you unaware, this morning(for most of the western world anyway) SpaceX's Dragon craft, carried by the Falcon 9 launch rocket, became the first successfully launched mission to the International Space Station by a private company and marks a new era in space development where the stage opens up for more people than the traditionally nationally funded projects to take part in.



Some links of interest:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(spacecraft)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vkqBfv8OMM&feature=player_embedded



Also it sounds like they are using music from Endless Space which I can appreciate very much!



So what do you guys think?



Edit: Oh and I also forgot to post a link to the livestream so here it is http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Didn't they also launch James "Scotty" Doohan and Gordon Cooper's ashes into space too on the Dragon?

craigbic wrote:
Didn't they also launch James "Scotty" Doohan and Gordon Cooper's ashes into space too on the Dragon?

Yes they did. Im sure about the ashe from Scotty. I will chek about Gordon Cooper.