China made history Saturday when it launched a spacecraft
sending the nation's first female astronaut in space. China will
launch its historic space docking mission Saturday along with
its first female astronaut in space. China's historic spacecraft
docking mission this month will involve a female astronaut,
state-run Xinhua reported. China aims to get its citizens one
step closer to the moon this month. CNN's aviation correspondent
Lizzy O'Leary has the details on the splash-down of the Dragon
capsule in the Pacific. The first commercial mission to the
International Space Station ended Thursday with the SpaceX
Dragon capsule splashing down after a flight the company's
founder declared a "grand slam." "Like the smell of a brand-new
car" were the words of International Space Station astronaut Don
Pettit on Saturday after he carefully opened the hatch and
entered the Dragon capsule for his first glimpse inside. A
private spacecraft connected to the International Space Station
on Friday, a milestone in a new era