International Space Station
Britishnoun
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The company's next milestone was space station delivery: Its Dragon spacecraft reached the International Space Station in 2012, later becoming the first private spaceflight company to send a crew to space.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The International Space Station, which has been continuously inhabited by a revolving crew of astronauts in low Earth orbit for over 25 years, has a “very well-worn” training program, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The International Space Station generates enough electricity to power roughly 100 advanced AI chips, according to one estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Crabtree worked on mission operations for SpaceX for more than a decade, first with the Falcon 9 rocket and later the Dragon spacecraft designed to ferry humans to the International Space Station.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Yelena is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 41/42.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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