On Tuesday morning, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station, delivering essential supplies and equipment for scientific research.
The Dragon spacecraft launched at 4:15 a.m. ET Monday and docked at the zenith port of the ISS's Harmony module at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, just 20 minutes behind schedule.
The vehicle, known as Commercial Resupply Services 32 (CRS-32), delivered about 6,700 pounds of cargo and scientific equipment as part of SpaceX's 32nd commercial resupply mission to NASA.
Among the items Dragon has brought to the ISS is experimental equipment. Planned studies include analyzing how time flows in space compared to Earth, taking precise measurements of the Earth's shape and gravitational field, and testing differences in how resilient plant DNA molecules are to damage in space.
Astronaut and ISS commander Takuya Onishi, the current crew member aboard the ISS, told X on Monday that after the Dragon cargo is unloaded, “it will be a busy month” during which Onishi will also be engaged in “experimental work that requires urgent action,” including a gravisensing experiment that studies how cells perceive gravity.
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