Opinion: Private rockets a new era

SpaceX is scheduled to launch an unmanned rocket to the International Space Station Saturday, the first private company to try it. Some NASA lovers are in mourning. But astronomy professor Meg Urry says they should be celebrating a new era in spaceflight. FULL STORY | SPACEX DRAGON SET FOR LAUNCH

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