Saturday, April 9, 2016

NASA rocket Falcon 9 Dragon space truck to the ISS was launched – RIA Novosti

WASHINGTON, April 8 -. RIA Novosti Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (Florida), it takes into orbit Dragon spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station. Broadcast is run by NASA.

Start the Falcon 9 took place at 23:43 MSK on Friday. The spacecraft docking with the space station is scheduled for April 10.

Truck Dragon to deliver into orbit more than three tons of cargo:. Rations, essentials, materials for scientific experiments, as well as test the sliding module BEAM

The company SpaceX, which belong to the Falcon 9 and Dragon, carries flights to the ISS under a contract with NASA. Present Dragon flight to the ISS will be the first after the crash at the start of what happened in June 2015 rocket Falcon 9. This third start after the catastrophe upgraded Falcon 9 rocket.

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