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Slowdive – Souvlaki Space Station (Live @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London, 18/05/14) – Video

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Slowdive performing "Souvlaki Space Station" live for the Sonic Cathedral 10th Anniversary show at Hoxton Square Bar Kitchen, London on May 18th, 2014. All rights reserved to the artist....

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SpaceX Dragon returns with a two-ton payload of experiments

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After a one-month visit to the International Space Station, the SpaceX cargo ship returned to Earth Sunday. The SpaceX Dragon is the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth.

The commercial cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments and old equipment for NASA.

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SpaceX's Dragon splashed into the Pacific, just five hours after leaving the orbiting lab.

"Welcome home, Dragon!" the California-based company said via Twitter.

After a one-month visit, the SpaceX cargo ship was set loose Sunday morning. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, released it using the big robot arm as the craft zoomed more than 260 miles above the South Pacific.

"Very nice to have a vehicle that can take your science, equipment and maybe someday even humans back to Earth," Swanson told Mission Control.

The SpaceX Dragon is the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth. The others burn up on re-entry. This was the fourth Dragon to bring back space station goods, with 3,500 pounds (1,600 kilograms) aboard; it came down off Mexico's Baja California coast.

NASA is paying SpaceX and Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. to make station deliveries. Orbital is next up, next month. Russia, Europe and Japan also make occasional shipments.

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Mike Hopkins University of Illinois Commencement Address 5/17/14 – Video

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Mike Hopkins University of Illinois Commencement Address 5/17/14
Former Fighting Illini football captain and current NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, fresh off a six month trip on the International Space Station, addressed the University of Illinois Class of...

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How 3D Printing in Space Will Change Space Development with Aaron Kemmer – Video

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How 3D Printing in Space Will Change Space Development with Aaron Kemmer
Later this year Made In Space, in coordination with NASA, is launching the first 3D printer, specifically constructed for use in space, to the International Space Station. 3D printing on-site...

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Splashdown! SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning more than 3,500 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space Station.

A boat will carry the Dragon spacecraft to a port near Los Angeles, where it will be prepared for a return journey to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing. Some cargo, including a freezer packed with research samples collected aboard the space station, will be removed at the port in California and returned to NASA within 48 hours.

"The space station is our springboard to deep space and the science samples returned to Earth are critical to improving our knowledge of how space affects humans who live and work there for long durations," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for human exploration and operations.

"Now that Dragon has returned, scientists can complete their analyses, so we can see how results may impact future human space exploration or provide direct benefits to people on Earth."

Investigations included among the returned cargo could aid in better understanding the decreased effectiveness of antibiotics during spaceflight while also improving antibiotic development on Earth. Others could lead to the development of plants better suited for space and improvements in sustainable agriculture.

The T-Cell Activation in Aging experiment, which also launched to space aboard Dragon, seeks the cause of a depression in the human immune system while in microgravity. The research could help researchers develop better protective measures to prevent disease in astronauts.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft capable of returning large amounts of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 18, carrying approximately 5,000 pounds of supplies and science investigations to the space station. The mission was the third of at least 12 cargo resupply trips SpaceX plans to make to the space station through 2016 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

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Nation digest: Commercial ship back from space station

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SpaceX ship returns cargo from station

The commercial cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth from the international space station on Sunday, bringing back nearly two tons of science experiments and old equipment for NASA.

SpaceXs Dragon splashed into the Pacific just five hours after leaving the orbiting lab.

After a one-month visit, the cargo ship was set loose Sunday morning. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, released it using the big robot arm as the craft zoomed more than 260 miles above the South Pacific.

The SpaceX Dragon is the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth. The others burn up on reentry. This was the fourth Dragon to bring back goods from the space station; with 3,500 pounds aboard, it came down off Mexicos Baja California coast.

NASA is paying SpaceX and Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. to make station deliveries. Orbital is next up, next month. Russia, Europe and Japan also make occasional shipments.

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Wildstar – Spellslinger(32) – Shiphand(Space Station Venture) – Solo Gameplay #2 – Video

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This is the raw footage of a 30 shiphand that is in Sovereign #39;s Landing with a recommended level of 30 to 36 and a recommended time completion of 40min(not sure who came up with this number)....

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SpaceX Dragon heads home

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments and old equipment for NASA.

The robotic commercial spaceship splashed into the Pacific, just five hours after leaving the orbiting lab.

"Welcome home, Dragon!" the California-based company said via Twitter.

A photo taken from a recovery ship shows SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule splashing down in the Pacific with three parachutes floating above.

The Dragon rocketed to the space station on April 18 with a full load and arrived at the orbiting lab two days later, on Easter Sunday.

After a one-month visit, the cargo ship was set loose Sunday morning. Astronaut Steven Swanson, the station commander, released it using the big robot arm as the craft zoomed more than 260 miles (420 kilometers) above the South Pacific.

"Very nice to have a vehicle that can take your science, equipment and maybe someday even humans back to Earth," Swanson told Mission Control.

The SpaceX Dragon is the only supply ship capable of returning items to Earth. The others burn up on re-entry. This was the fourth Dragon to bring back space station goods, with 3,500 pounds (1,600 kilograms) aboard; it came down off Mexico's Baja California coast.

A recovery team is bringing the craft and its cargo back to shore.

NASA is paying SpaceX and Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. a total of $3.5 billion to make station deliveries through 2016. Orbital is next up, next month. Russia, Europe and Japan also make occasional shipments.

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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from Space Station

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning more than 3,500 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space Station.

A boat will carry the Dragon spacecraft to a port near Los Angeles, where it will be prepared for a return journey to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing. Some cargo, including a freezer packed with research samples collected aboard the space station, will be removed at the port in California and returned to NASA within 48 hours.

"The space station is our springboard to deep space and the science samples returned to Earth are critical to improving our knowledge of how space affects humans who live and work there for long durations," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for human exploration and operations. "Now that Dragon has returned, scientists can complete their analyses, so we can see how results may impact future human space exploration or provide direct benefits to people on Earth."

Investigations included among the returned cargo could aid in better understanding the decreased effectiveness of antibiotics during spaceflight while also improving antibiotic development on Earth. Others could lead to the development of plants better suited for space and improvements in sustainable agriculture.

The T-Cell Activation in Aging experiment, which also launched to space aboard Dragon, seeks the cause of a depression in the human immune system while in microgravity. The research could help researchers develop better protective measures to prevent disease in astronauts.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft capable of returning large amounts of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 18, carrying approximately 5,000 pounds of supplies and science investigations to the space station. The mission was the third of at least 12 cargo resupply trips SpaceX plans to make to the space station through 2016 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

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