-- Happy Berth Day --
SpaceX’s
Dragon spacecraft berthed* to the International Space Station at approximately
8:56 a.m. EST Sunday,
installed onto the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. Dragon arrived to
station with over 2,300 pounds of cargo and packaging to ensure safe travel,
and during the next 22 days, astronauts will unload and then load cargo,
including materials to support critical science experiments. Dragon will return
to Earth with over 3,000 pounds of cargo, and has a targeted splashdown in the
Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, Calif. on March 25. Dragon is the only
spacecraft in the world today capable of returning significant amounts of cargo
to Earth.
Keep up
with the latest at link below:
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Have a safe and successful mission SpaceX!
AubreyJ………
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info/images from SpaceX website
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