The SpaceX's Dragon made a successful connection with the International Space Station Sunday morning. Completing its two-day trip to the station, the Dragon arrived with more than 5,000 pounds of cargo to reload the station.
The SpaceX's Dragon latched on to the International Space Station at 10:06 a.m. Eastern time Easter morning, reported Forbes.
Through the use of a robotic arm controlled by NASA’s Rick Mastracchio and a Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, the Dragon was grabbed and brought near the International Space System’s Harmony module.
PHOTO Capture is confirmed! Dragon now attached to station's robotic arm, ready for final berthing and unload pic.twitter.com/CrrCmtUsso
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As previously reported the spacecraft carried cargo to reload the International Space System with equipment and food in addition to a pair of legs that will be used to be used for a robot completes work on the station. The spacecraft also carried science experiments such as a smartphone powered satellite and space garden.
The completed mission of the Dragon marks the fourth time the SpaceX company has made the trip to station successfully.
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