{"id":18931,"date":"2017-06-05T23:46:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/prince-gets-a-shout-out-as-reused-spacex-dragon-capsule-links-up-with-space-station\/"},"modified":"2017-06-05T23:46:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:46:29","slug":"prince-gets-a-shout-out-as-reused-spacex-dragon-capsule-links-up-with-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/prince-gets-a-shout-out-as-reused-spacex-dragon-capsule-links-up-with-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do Prince and SpaceX\u2019s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut Jack Fischer referred to the late musician today after he and his crewmates used the station\u2019s robotic arm to&nbsp;latch onto the Dragon for its berthing at 6:52 a.m. PT. The robotic spacecraft, which was launched on Saturday atop SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket, is the first Dragon to be reflown for a second space mission. That led Fischer to note \u201cthe special significance of SpaceX 11, which, if we follow the naming convention of the artist Prince, could be called the SpaceX formerly known as SpaceX 4.\u201d Over the course of the next several weeks, the astronauts will unload nearly 6,000 pounds of cargo from the Dragon \u2013 preferably with Prince\u2019s \u201cSpace\u201d playing in the background.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=871727261061226496&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fprince-spacex-dragon-space-station%2F&amp;sessionId=28d9efa92dd516b68946e4cf7007e6c330a3e263&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"871727261061226496\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802583867315877=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We caught a #Dragon! @AstroPeggy &amp; @Astro2Fish use @Space_Station\u2019s robotic arm to capture @SpaceX\u2019s cargo vehicle: https:\/\/t.co\/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com\/g258TK6dcK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) June 5, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do Prince and SpaceX\u2019s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut Jack Fischer referred to the late musician today after he and his crewmates used the station\u2019s robotic arm to&nbsp;latch onto the Dragon for its berthing at 6:52 a.m. PT. 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