The SpaceX Dragon Cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station’s Harmony module for a docking on March 23. [Courtesy: NASA TV]
Key Takeaways:
SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida, returning over 2 tons of scientific experiments and cargo from the International Space Station, marking its 30th resupply mission.
Critical science from the returned Dragon will be transported for researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The Crew-8 Dragon capsule currently docked at the ISS will be relocated this week to clear a port for the upcoming Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, carrying two astronauts on its Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, is scheduled to launch next Monday and arrive at the ISS on May 8.
SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon spacecraft, ferrying more than 2 tons of scientific experiments and cargo from the International Space Station (ISS), successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida before dawn Tuesday.
The spacecraft’s return marks the commercial space company’s 30th cargo resupply mission of the orbital outpost for the space agency.
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