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A SpaceX freight ship should arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning (August 25) and you can watch the rendezvous live.
A robot kite capsule is expected to put on the station on Monday at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT) and end an orbital hunt about 29 hours.
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SpaceX ‘Robot CRS-27 Dragon freight capsule approaches the international space station for docking on March 16, 2023. | Credit: NASA
This dragon flies SpaceXs 33. Mission for the Commercial Receverish Services program from NASA. The flight, known as CRS-33, began early Sunday morning (August 24) with a start on a Falcon 9 rocket.
The capsule carries about £ 5,000 (2.270 kilograms) food, supply and scientific experiments to the astronauts on board the circulation.
“Commercial supply missions to the international space station provides science that proves technologies for Artemis moon missions and beyond,” said the reigning NASA administrator Sean Duffy in a post -launch declaration.
“This flight will test 3D pressure metal parts and bioprinting fabric in the microgravity -technology, with astronaut tools and medical support for future moon and Mars missions,” he added.
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The work of the CRS-33 Dragon is not done after docking. The capsule will also help to maintain the amount of the ISS over a number of engine burns – a necessary step to counteract the effects of the frictional resistance, which has been carried out mainly by Russian progress freight vehicles over the years.
Russia is considering leaving the ISS consortium in 2028, two years earlier than the planned end of life of the station. In this case, the remaining partners must rely on other station strengths, such as: Both vehicles have already shown their ability to do this job.
The CRS-33 mission ends in December when the dragon samples and other scientific equipment with a splash return to earth off the coast of California.
