ISS Welcomes SpaceX Dragon — First Private Spacecraft at Station
Found on Wired on Friday, 25 May 2012
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully berthed with the International Space Station this morning after a long overnight approach including several unplanned maneuvers.
For both SpaceX and NASA the capture moment marks the beginning of a shift in how cargo will be delivered to and from the space station, with the eventual goal of changing how manned flight itself is done to low Earth orbit.
Sounds like private companies start expanding into space now. Growing competition should speed things up, like the planned construction of an Enterprise-like starship.