As per reports, it has been revealed that Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has become first private company, which has taken its spacecraft to the International Space Station. The spacecraft was sent for third time, as for the first two times, some or the other problem was coming, which cancelled the take off.
With Space Exploration Technologies getting ready to send its gumdrop-shaped Dragon capsule into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket sometime this week, the company's CEO Elon Musk tried to underplay the expectations from the flight, saying that that the Dragon has only about a "60 percent or thereabouts" chance of coming back down successfully.
Submitted by Petra Vesela on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 14:34
The successful launch of Falcon 9 rocket was a historical event for space entrepreneur Elon Musk. But he has admitted that he was worried some years ago that the project will be grounded due to lack of cash.