Cargo spacecraft Cargo Dragon launched to ISS

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station (ISS).

reported According to Space.com, Ukrinform.

The Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying a crewless Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the U.S. Space Force base in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth and made a vertical landing at Landing Site-1 at the Space Force base at Cape Canaveral approximately eight minutes after launch.

The Cargo Dragon CRS-30 capsule separated from the top of the rocket 12 minutes after launch.

Separation confirmed! Dragon now on track to dock autonomously @Space station ~7:30 ET on Saturday, March 23 pic.twitter.com/MhUjDPtliC

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 21, 2024

The spacecraft will spend approximately two days en route to the ISS.

The ship carries more than 2.7 tons of scientific materials, maintenance equipment and products.

Like According to Ukrinform, on Tuesday, March 19, SpaceX launched a new group of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space.

Photo: SpaceX

Source: Ukrinform

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