First Private ISS Resupply

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Peter McCaffrey

Back in May I wrote about the first ever docking of the private Dragon capsule with the International Space Station.

Now, SpaceX have completed the first ever private re-supply mission to the ISS, taking over the slack left by NASA with the retirement of the Shuttle fleet.

You can even watch the ISS capturing the capsule using a Canadian built robotic arm and then docking. The video is courtesy of, ironically, RussiaToday TV:

It’s amazing to think that the private sector now has more access to space than the world’s largest superpower, who are now reliant on businesses and the Russian space program.

About Peter McCaffrey

Peter McCaffrey is a policy analyst for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. Originally from New Zealand, Peter has moved to Canada to work in the Frontier Centre's Saskatchewan office in Regina.
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