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(36,266 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:56 AM Dec 2017

'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station (PhysOrg)

December 17, 2017

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship docked on Sunday with the International Space Station, bringing supplies and experiments for the astronauts in orbit.

"Dragon installed," a NASA commentator said at 1326 GMT after the delicate, hours-long process of sealing 16 bolts joining the two craft was complete.

At that moment, they were flying 250 miles above the North Atlantic.

Earlier, as the Dragon arrived, the space station's robotic arm, operated by one of its astronauts, attached itself to the cargo ship as they were over Australia and Papua New Guinea.

"It's a great day to see Dragon back at ISS again," said another NASA commentator.
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New first for this excellent adventure: Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #1

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1. New first for this excellent adventure:

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Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:48 PM

Dec 2017

It was the first time SpaceX launched both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before.

Three minutes after launch the booster and second stage of the rocket separated.

The second stage continued to propel the Dragon toward the International Space Station, while the rocket booster landed upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Wonderful!

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