Sunday, March 3, 2013

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with space station to deliver cargo

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brings science projects and a bushel of fruit for the astronauts on the space station

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overcame a potentially infinite task technique for making a late arrival, but welcome to the International Space Station on Sunday.

astronauts aboard the outpost used the robotic arm to grasp the capsule station in orbit 5:31 GMT ET/10.31 that ships sailed 250 miles (400 km) north of the Ukraine.

flight controllers in Mission Control in Houston to intervene to orient the capsule to its docking port on the Harmony connecting node station. Hospitality was held at 8:44 GMT ET/13.44.

The Dragon capsule, loaded with more than 2300 pounds (1043 kg) of scientific equipment, spare parts, food and supplies took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday on board SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the second 12 points of supply provided for NASA.

SpaceX is the first private company to get to the station, $ 100 million in 15 countries.

Dragon was to be arrived at the station on Saturday, but a problem with his rocket pods propulsion developed shortly after reaching orbit. Dragon engineers sent commands to turn the valve and clear any blockage in a line pressurization in an attempt to save the mission.

Friday night, the dragon had fired its thrusters to increase its height and begin to behave in response to the station.

orbital ballet ended when the station commander Kevin Ford, working from a robotic station inside the outpost, took the capsule with the robotic arm station.


SpaceX crew also sent a gift of fresh fruit orchard father of an employee, the company president Gwynne Shotwell said.

ground controllers use the robotic arm to the station again Wednesday to unpack the equipment for a future spacewalk is stored in the trunk unpressurized Dragon.


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