The Dragon docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday at 5:07 a.m. EST (1007 GMT), about 14 minutes earlier than scheduled. Dragon is carrying more than 6,500 pounds (2,950 kilograms) of supplies and scientific hardware on CRS-29, which is the 29th cargo mission SpaceX has flown to the ISS for NASA
The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on November 11, 2023 at 5:07 a.m. EST, about 14 minutes earlier than scheduled. The ship carried more than 6,500 pounds (2,950 kilograms) of supplies and scientific hardware on CRS-29, which is the 29th cargo mission SpaceX has flown to the ISS for NASA.
The cargo included:
- ILLUMA-T technology: Used to test laser-based communications systems
- Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE): An externally mounted instrument
- Science experiments: Including thunderstorm watch, helping plants chill in space, testing a telomere technique, thawing ice, solar storms, and attitude recovery
The equipment will be tested for six months as a “technology demonstration”. If it works as expected, it may be used as an operational communications link.
The freighter craft will spend about a month hitched to the station before returning to Earth with nearly 4,000 pounds of cargo.
The primary purpose of the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is to deliver research gear and equipment to the space station. The Dragon spacecraft can carry up to 7 passengers to and from Earth orbit, and beyond. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth.
The Dragon spacecraft has delivered a pair of IROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays) that, once installed, will expand the energy-production capabilities of the microgravity complex.
SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company, developed and manufactured the Dragon cargo spacecraft. SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, who also founded Tesla. SpaceX’s goal is to reduce space transportation costs and colonize Mars.
The first Dragon spacecraft, also known as Dragon 1 or Cargo Dragon, flew 23 cargo missions to the ISS between 2010 and 2020. The Dragon 2 is a partially reusable spacecraft developed primarily for flights to the ISS.
SpaceX launches the Dragon spacecraft into orbit using its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The Dragon splashes down at sea at the end of its mission.
The first crewed flight of the Dragon spacecraft launched on May 30, 2020, carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken to the ISS. The first SpaceX crew to the ISS was NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission, which included:
- NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover
- NASA astronaut Shannon Walker
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi
The first all-international crew to the space station was the Crew-7 mission, which launched on August 26, 2023. The crew included:
- NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli
- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark
- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa
- Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov
The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship can carry up to 6,000 kilograms (13,228 pounds) of cargo. The cargo is split between pressurized cargo inside the capsule and unpressurized cargo in the trunk. The trunk also houses Dragon’s solar panels.
The Dragon 2 can carry 3,307 kg (7,291 lb) to the ISS. The Crew Dragon has a capacity of four astronauts.
The Dragon’s return payload is 3,000kg. It has an endurance of up to 2 years and a maximum crew of 7. ( source google)
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