Dragon After Splashdown

Dragon after splashdown at 12:22PM PT on October 28, 2012.

Dragon in Blue: Space Station Capture

The blue Earth glows behind SpaceX's private Dragon spacecraft as it sits at the end of the International Space Station's robotic arm following its arrival on Oct. 10, 2012. The mission is the first commercial cargo delivery to the station for NASA.

SpaceX Dragon on Space Station: CRS-1

SpaceX's Dragon space cpsule is seen docked to the Harmony module on the International Space Station after its successful capture via robotic arm on Oct. 10, 2012, during the Commercial Resupply Services 1 mission, the first-ever commercial cargo flight to the station.

Capture! SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Arrives at Station

SpaceX's first commercial Dragon spacecraft is captured by a robotic arm on the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2012, marking the first-ever resupply mission by a privately built spacecraft.

SpaceX Dragon and Station at Sunset

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station soar into an orbital sunset while flying over China in this view from a camera outside the station during an Oct. 10, 2012, rendezvous during the first commercial cargo flight.

SpaceX Dragon Closing on Station

SpaceX's Dragon space capsule hovers just below the International Space Station's robotic arm in this view from an arm camera on Oct. 10, 2012, during the CRS-1 commercial cargo mission.

SpaceX Dragon Soars Over Earth

SpaceX's private Dragon capsule is backdropped by a blue Earth as it hovers near the robotic arm of the International Space Station during its Oct. 10, 2012, cargo delivery.

Station Astronaut View of Dragon Spacecraft

This view from a computer display inside the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Dragon capsule as it approaches to be grappled by the station arm on Oct. 10, 2012.

Dragon Nears Space Station with Cargo

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft approaches close to the International Space Station in this view from the station's robotic arm camera on Oct. 10, 2012. The Dragon capsule is flying the first commercial cargo mission to the station for NASA.

Expedition 33 Crew Photographs Dragon Arrival at Station

Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (foreground) and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams set up cameras to record the arrival of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Over Bolivia

SpaceX's Dragon space capsule soars over Bolivia as it hovers near the International Space Station in this view from a camera on the station's robotic arm just before being grappled on Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Approaches Station: Astronaut's-Eye View

This view from a camera inside the International Space Station gives astronaut's-eye view of SpaceX's Dragon capsule approach to the orbiting lab. The image shows the computer display used by station astronauts to monitor the incoming Dragon capsule on Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Nears Space Station

SpaceX's Dragon space capsule is seen as it approaches the International Space Station in this view from a camera on the station's exterior on Oct. 10, 2012. The Dragon capsule is flying the first U.S. commercial cargo mission to the station for NASA.

SpaceX Dragon's Space Station View

This view from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft shows the International Space Station as it appeared to the space capsule on Oct. 10, 2012, as the two spacecraft neared each other ahead of docking. The flight marks the first commercial cargo delivery to the space station for NASA.

Suni Williams Photographs Dragon Approach

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, commander of the International Space Station's Expedition 33 mission, snaps photos of the approaching SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in this still from a TV camera taken on Oct. 10, 2012, as the Dragon capsule neared the station.

SpaceX Mission Control: Dragon's ISS Approach

SpaceX Dragon flight controllers watch over their spacecraft's arrival at the International Space Station from their company headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2012. The spacecraft is flying on the first commercial cargo run to the station for NASA.

SpaceX Dragon Approaches Station: CRS-1

SpaceX's Dragon space capsule is seen as it approaches the International Space Station in this view from a camera on the station's exterior on Oct. 10, 2012. The Dragon capsule is flying the first U.S. commercial cargo mission to the station for NASA.

Dragon Spacecraft Solar Wings Deployed: CRS-1

This view from a camera aboard SpaceX's Dragon space capsule shows one of the spacecraft's solar arrays deployed just after its successful launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Oct. 7, 2012. The Dragon capsule is flying the first-ever commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX Docking Plan at Space Station

This NASA graphic shows the approach and docking plan for SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station during its first cargo delivery to the station on Oct. 10, 2012.

Fans Watching Liftoff

Fans watch the CRS-1 Dragon launch to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral, FL on Oct. 7, 2012.

Looking Down on Dragon's Launch

A view looking down at SpaceX's Dragon capsule as it lifts off the pad on Oct. 7, 2012.

SpaceX Employees Watch Dragon Launch

SpaceX employees at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. watch the unmanned Dragon capsule blast off toward the International Space Station on Oct. 7, 2012.

Dragon Streaks into the Sky

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule rises into the Florida sky on the night of Oct. 7, 2012.

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Rises off the Pad

SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule lifts off the pad atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 7, 2012, kicking off the first-ever bona fide supply run for a private American spaceship.

SpaceX Employee Watches CRS-1 Launch

SpaceX employee watching from Hawthorne HQ from Oct. 7, 2012.

How SpaceX's Dragon Space Capsule Works (Infographic)

A look inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket.

Space Dragon Mission Patch

The official insignia for SpaceX's first NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station, CRS-1.

SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft

The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is grappled by the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft

Working from the robotics workstation inside the seven-windowed Cupola, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 33 flight engineer, with the assistance of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, commander, captured Dragon at 6:56 a.m. (EDT) and used the robotic arm to berth Dragon to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node Oct. 10, 2012

SpaceX Dragon Berted to International Space Station's Harmony Node

The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station's Harmony node. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

ISS Crew at the Robotics Workstation

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, work the controls at the robotics workstation in the International Space Station's seven-windowed Cupola during the rendezvous and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft on Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft Approaches ISS

Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Approaches the ISS

The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft Approaches ISS

Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

Attached to Harmony Node

Attached to the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2012.

Astronaut Sunita Williams Snaps a Photo of SpaceX's Dragon

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander, uses a still camera to photograph the Canadarm2 robotic arm's Latching End Effector (LEE) from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Capsule's 1st Station Cargo Flight to Station (Photos)

Date: 28 October 2012 Time: 02:34 AM ET
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