SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.
SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to International Space Station
By MARCIA DUNN article
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.
The 7,300-pound shipment which also includes fresh lemons, onions, avocados and cherry tomatoes for the station’s seven astronauts should arrive Saturday.
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted into the hazy afternoon sky from Kennedy Space Center. The first-stage booster was new for a change, landing on an offshore platform several minutes after liftoff so it can be recycled for a NASA astronaut flight this fall.
SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
June 3, 2021
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1of6A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon 2 spacecraft lifts off on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for a re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, June 3, 2021.John Raoux/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon 2 spacecraft lifts off on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for a re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, June 3, 2021.John Raoux/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon 2 spacecraft lifts off on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for a re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, June 3, 2021.John Raoux/APShow MoreShow Less
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