Abstract:
The American Space Exploration Technology Company’s cargo Dragon spacecraft was launched from Florida on the 13th to transport scientific research equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. At around 6:33 US Eastern Time (18:33 Beijing time on the 13th), the cargo Dragon spacecraft was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Subsequently, the first and second stages of the rocket successfully separated. The first stage returned and landed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
△Space Exploration Technologies Corporation's cargo "Dragon" spacecraft (data map)
△International Space Station (data map)
According to plan, the Dragon spacecraft will automatically dock with the International Space Station at 11:00 EST on the 15th.
This is the 35th International Space Station resupply mission carried out by SpaceX for NASA. According to reports, the mission transported approximately 2,860 kilograms of cargo, including scientific research loads such as solar cell arrays, equipment for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity environments, and three-dimensional heart tissue models. These scientific research equipment are designed to advance relevant disease treatment research, drug testing and other biomedical research.
The cargo Dragon spacecraft plans to stay at the space station until mid-November, and then return to Earth with scientific research results and other cargo.
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