According to the online edition of The Wall Street Journal, after solving the navigation problem, Spacex’s “Dragon†cargo spacecraft successfully and the International Space Station at a height of 250 miles (402 km) from the ground on Thursday ( ISS) docked and began delivering goods to ISS. The navigation problem caused the docking to be postponed for one day.
The second attempt to successfully complete the spacex dragon spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station
The second attempt went well. When the ISS and the "Dragon" spacecraft ran over Australia, the ISS astronauts used the robotic arm to capture the "Dragon" spacecraft. On Wednesday, a GPS system error caused the "Dragon" spacecraft not to be too close to the ISS.
The "Dragon" spacecraft loaded 5,500 pounds (about 2,495 kilograms) of supplies and was launched on Sunday with the Spacex "Falcon 9" carrier rocket. Spacex used NASA's launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center for this launch mission, which was historically used for the Apollo mission to the moon. Since NASA stopped launching the space shuttle about six years ago, the launch pad has been idle and has now been rented by spacex.
The ISS astronauts will also receive another shipment on Friday, this time a cargo ship from Russia. Due to the delay in the docking of the "Dragon" spacecraft and the ISS, the unloading work was postponed for one day. The ISS astronauts have received orders to open the spacecraft doors as soon as possible and remove the scientific experiments that are susceptible. “We apologize for the delay in delivery of the goods,†NASA’s Mission Control Center said in the radio. “Now, the real work is starting.â€
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet used the ISS large robotic arm to capture the "Dragon" spacecraft. “Congratulations to the Dragon Spacecraft, which completed a successful journey after launching from Earth. Now, welcome to ISS,†he said.
Of the cargoes unloaded by astronauts, 40 mice had the highest priority and they were part of the wound healing experiment. Before performing the launch mission, the researchers made small wounds on the femur of the mouse and then used a new bandage dressing method. Scientists want to know how quickly these wounds heal in the absence of weight.
Other research items shipped by the Dragon spacecraft for ISS include highly susceptible to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), stem cells, and instruments for studying lightning and the Earth's ozone layer.
In addition to the French astronaut Pascal, ISS also has two American astronauts and three Russian astronauts.
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