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Dragon capsule: uncensored comments from the International Space Station

ISS, LEO - "There is not enough room in here to hold a barn dance but..."

"The Dragon capsule smells like a brand new car!" said Don Pettit, NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station after the docking of the SpaceX commercial mission (AVIONEWS). "Dragon's interior looked good. The ship is in good shape" the astronauts said, now that the crew has begun four days of work to unload and restock the resupply spacecraft. "I spent quite a bit of time poking...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141406
Rome, Italy, 05/29/2012 15:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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