Dragon arrives at ISS
Posted: Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
A Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying more than two tons of supplies arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. The Dragon spacecraft was grappled by the station's robotic arm at 5:54 am EST (1054 GMT) Monday and berthed to the station's Harmony module three hours later. The Dragon, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, is carrying about 2,400 kilograms of supplies, equipment, and experiments for the ISS and its crew. Dragon will remain attached to the station for four weeks before returning to Earth with experiment results and other equipment.
A Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying more than two tons of supplies arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. The Dragon spacecraft was grappled by the station's robotic arm at 5:54 am EST (1054 GMT) Monday and berthed to the station's Harmony module three hours later. The Dragon, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, is carrying about 2,400 kilograms of supplies, equipment, and experiments for the ISS and its crew. Dragon will remain attached to the station for four weeks before returning to Earth with experiment results and other equipment.
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