WASHINGTON—A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
The capsule called Dragon was due to arrive near the space station for tests early Thursday and dock on Friday with its load of supplies. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. -- run by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk -- was hired by NASA to deliver cargo and eventually astronauts to the orbital outpost. http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2012/05/23/commercial_space_race_gets_crowded_behind_spacex/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe by Seth Borenstein/AP science writer
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