SpaceX’s, unmanned Dragon supply ship began its journey back to Earth at 7:04 am (1104 GMT), when the US space agency broadcast images of the white capsule floating away from the space station’s robotic arm. The vessel, supported by parachutes, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, California at 1642 GMT. It is the only supply ship capable of returning to Earth intact. This time it carried some 3,100 pounds (1,400 kilograms) of cargo back from the orbiting outpost.
About Spaceship
- The spaceship launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 14
- It arrived at the space station three days later with a load of food and supplies.
- The ISS is staffed with half a dozen global astronauts who lived there for about six months at a time.
- SpaceX’s next supply trip is scheduled for June 26.
About SpaceX
- SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company.
- Headquarters: Hawthorne, California, USA..
- Founded: In 2002
- Achievement: developed the first privately funded, liquid-propellant rocket (Falcon 1).
- In 2006, NASA awarded the company a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS).
- CEO: Elon Musk
Related Question:
- Who founded the SpaceX? ( Former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk)
