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The sixteenth Dragon flight for the ISS among the 20 planned
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The US billionaire SpaceX Dragon SpaceX, Ilona Maska, was adjacent to the International Space Station. To be sure, he only succeeded on the second attempt. SpaceX reports on Twitter
The Falcon 9 launcher, with the Dragon shuttle, began with a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday, December 5th. He arrived at the ISS on Saturday, December 8th.
The station's astronauts capture him with the help of the Canadarm2 mechanical manipulator. The first attempt at convergence failed because of connection problems with the Earth. A Soyuz spacecraft successfully delivered a new crew to the ISS
Dragon delivered 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS, especially scientific research equipment experiments and equipment.
A spacecraft will remain in orbit for 5 weeks and will return to Earth on January 19, 2019.
SpaceX recalls that it is the 16th Dragon flight to the ISS. He flew for the first time around our planet 8 years ago. The last time the aircraft visited the ISS in July 2018 and returned to Earth in August. The NASA SpaceX contract provides for 20 flights to the ISS.
Next year, SpaceX plans to launch the Enhanced Dragon in Orbit. With his help, the United States plans to send man back into space – for the first time since 2011. The first manned flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the US. ISS will take place in June 2019
