
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is seen shortly after splashdown Oct. 28, 2012.

The SpaceX Dragon following its splashdown at 11:42 a.m. (EDT) west of Baja California, Mexico.

A close-up view of the big screens in the space station flight control room.

Overall view of the space station flight control room in the Mission Control Center.

NASA’s Space Launch System Program Manager Todd May and others on the critical design review team

The critical design review team, including members of the Standing Review Board

Frank Culbertson, Orbital Sciences Corp. executive vice president.

Panelists at the NASA/Orbital Sciences Mission Preview Briefing discuss the upcoming launch of the Cygnus spacecraft.

Graphic presented during Orbital Sciences Mission Preview Briefing by Courtenay McMillan.