US Cargo Dragon Spacecraft Docks with International Space Station

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 15, SpaceX's cargo Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station, delivering approximately 2,860 kilograms of scientific research equipment and supplies to the station.

According to NASA, the Dragon spacecraft completed autonomous docking with the space station at 10:27 a.m. Eastern Time on October 15 (10:27 p.m. Beijing Time on October 15). The spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the station until mid-November, after which it will return to Earth carrying scientific research results and other cargo.

The Dragon spacecraft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at approximately 6:33 a.m. Eastern Time on October 13 (6:33 p.m. Beijing Time on October 13).

This is the 35th International Space Station resupply mission that SpaceX has carried out for NASA. According to reports, the cargo delivered on this mission includes solar arrays, as well as scientific research payloads such as equipment for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity and three-dimensional heart tissue models. These scientific research devices are intended to advance research into treatments for related diseases, drug testing, and other biomedical research.