Pioneering US commercial spaceflight quiets critics

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SpaceX, launched its Dragon cargo capsule into orbit from Cape Canaveral.

24 May,2012 12:56 pm

A pioneering commercial spaceship closed in on the International Space Station on Wednesday, a key test in a controversial program to reduce the US governments role in human space flight.Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, launched its Dragon cargo capsule into orbit on Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for a test run to the $100 billion orbital outpost.