OPINION | JOHN E. SUNUNU Private-sector propulsion If a privately owned company can launch a rocket, why shouldn’t one handle the mail? (JEREMY TRAUM FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)

OPINION | JOHN E. SUNUNU

Private-sector propulsion

If a privately owned company can launch a rocket, why shouldn’t one handle the mail?

(JEREMY TRAUM FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)

Date June 4, 2012

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Tags #USPS    #postal service    #mail    #SpaceX    #ISS    #paypal   

Dragon capsule arrives at ISS for historic docking - The capsule, launched by private company SpaceX, arrived at the International Space Station today, making it the first commercial delivery to space.

Dragon capsule arrives at ISS for historic docking

- The capsule, launched by private company SpaceX, arrived at the International Space Station today, making it the first commercial delivery to space.

Date May 25, 2012

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Tags #SpaceX    #Dragon    #International Space Station    #NASA    #ISS    #final frontier   

Launch ushers in new era of space flight - A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station Tuesday morning, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. (TIME EXPOSURE/AP)

Launch ushers in new era of space flight

- A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station Tuesday morning, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

(TIME EXPOSURE/AP)

Date May 22, 2012

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Tags #SpaceX    #Space Station    #NASA    #Falcon 9    #rocket    #news