Dragon Attached to International Space Station for Cargo Transfers
The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle was successfully installed on International Space Station at 8:26 a.m. EST, where it will stay until returning to Earth in January with results of previous experiments.
Media Credit: NASA
After a successful launch on Friday, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed today on the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 8:26 a.m. EST. The 13th contracted commercial resupply mission from SpaceX (CRS-13) brought with it more than 4,800 pounds of supplies and payloads to the station. Part of that payload is a the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab-sponsored investigation that is designed to demonstrate the benefits of manufacturing fiber optic filaments in a microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. environment.