SpaceX capsule back at space station with pre-Christmas haul

On Dec. 15, SpaceX launched the first mission to fly a reused orbital rocket and spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. This image, taken on Dec. 12 by DigitalGlobe s GeoEye-1 satellite, shows the Falcon 9 rocket horizontal on the launch pad. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A recycled SpaceX capsule is back at the International Space Station, just in time for Christmas. NASA astronauts used the space station's big robot arm to grab the Dragon capsule out of orbit Sunday. It's the second visit for this particular supply ship, which made a delivery for NASA back in 2015 as well, and only the second time a Dragon has had a repeat performance 250 miles up.