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The updated crew Dragon spaceship splashed down at 01:30 GMT this morning It contains a number of scientific experiments and a case of Bordeaux wine Previous Dragons splashed down in the Pacific but this is the first Atlantic drop This is the first time science experiments from the ISS have gone through Kennedy Space Center in Florida since the end of the space shuttle operations
Jan 11, 2021 By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth. Today (11 January), the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21 st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocks from the International Space Station, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida about 12 hours later. This upgraded Dragon transports significantly more science back to Earth than possible in previous Dragon capsules and is the first space station cargo capsule to spla...
Bad weather on Earth delays SpaceX Dragon's return from space station Space 1/11/2021 Elizabeth Howell © Provided by Space SpaceX's CRS-21 Cargo Dragon is seen docked to a port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. It's planned return to Earth on Jan. 11, 2021 was delayed by bad weather at its Atlantic Ocean splashdown site. Poor weather on Earth forced a SpaceX supply ship to wave off the opportunity to make the first successful autonomous undocking from the International Space Station Monday (Jan. 11). The upgraded Dragon cargo ship, hauling 5,200 lb...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020 Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020. Following a day off on Christmas, the Expedition 64 crew went into the weekend with a variety of space biology to help researchers gain therapeutic insights not possible on Earth. Long-term exposure to microgravity affects organisms adapted to living on Earth in many ways. That same weightless phenomena also reveals unique physical properties that doctors can use to develop advanced medicines and therapies. A pair of studies taking place ove...
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 24 December, 2020 - Christmas Break Tomorrow Status Report - Source: NASA Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker unpacks spacewalk hardware. Today the crew worked on the following: AstroPi, Food Acceptability, FOP sample exchange, ISS Experience, JAXA video take, Rodent Research, Standard Measures, SoundSee stow, Veggie Monitor. Tomorrow the crew has the day off to celebrate Christmas. Payloads Cardinal Heart: The crew performed a periodic cell culture media exchange in the various cell culture chambers. Effect of Microgravity on Drug Re...