SpaceX Dragon Unberthed From Station
The
US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel was released by the robotic arm
of the International Space Station early Thursday at the start of its
return to Earth, NASA said.
"Dragon is free from the International Space Station," a NASA TV spokesman announced at 0949 GMT, as a live video feed showed the white capsule floating against the backdrop of the blue planet.
The Dragon flew up cargo to the complex on it's first test mission,
becoming the first ever commercial vehicle to visit the Station.
So far all of the mission milestones have been met as the mission continues successfully, assuming the safe return of the vehicle and cargo SpaceX will begin regular flights to the Station delivering cargo under the Commercial Resupply Services program by NASA. The next flight CRS-1 is due later this year.
This spacecraft is also being designed to bring crews to the International Space Station, with SpaceX hoping to fly the first manned mission in the next few years.
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"Dragon is free from the International Space Station," a NASA TV spokesman announced at 0949 GMT, as a live video feed showed the white capsule floating against the backdrop of the blue planet.
So far all of the mission milestones have been met as the mission continues successfully, assuming the safe return of the vehicle and cargo SpaceX will begin regular flights to the Station delivering cargo under the Commercial Resupply Services program by NASA. The next flight CRS-1 is due later this year.
This spacecraft is also being designed to bring crews to the International Space Station, with SpaceX hoping to fly the first manned mission in the next few years.
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