The Falcon 9 first stage landed on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean.The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida. Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, with NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn monitoring operations from the station. Arrival to the station is planned for Wednesday, Dec.
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The experiments aboard include studies of bioprinting, crystallization of monoclonal antibodies, changes in immune function, plant gene expression changes, laundering clothes in space, processing alloys, and student citizen science projects (video credit: NASA)Ībout 12 minutes after launch, Dragon will separate from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station. There are also experiments from students at several universities as part of the Student Payload Opportunity with Citizen Science ( SPOCS) program and an investigation from the makers of Tide that examines detergent efficacy in microgravity.įigure 2: The 24th SpaceX cargo resupply services mission, targeted to launch on 21 December from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carries scientific research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station. 20.ĭragon’s 6,500 pounds (nearly 3000 kg) of cargo include a variety of NASA investigations, such as a protein crystal growth study that could improve how cancer treatment drugs are delivered to patients and a handheld bioprinter that could one day be used to print tissue directly onto wounds for faster healing. Live coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events starting Monday, Dec. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment for the international crew. 24, 2021, in preparation for the company’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission (image credit: SpaceX) Figure 1: SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft, seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket, at the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug.
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