SpaceX Dragon Capsule Safely Splashes Down off California
News coming from NASA is that at 1:44 pm EDT, SpaceX Dragon, an unpiloted spacecraft, landed off the coast of California, marking the return of the company’s 32nd commercial replenishment service mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
Undocked on May 23(SpaceX Dragon)
This Dragon undocked from the top port of the station Harmony at 12:05 pm on May 23. This SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth with about 6,700 pounds of supplies and science experiments. These experiments were conducted in the low gravity environment of the space station.
What SpaceX is bringing
SpaceX Dragon is bringing back some important science equipment and samples from space. One of them is named MISSE-20. The main reason for its test was how different materials react when exposed to space. This test will help scientists learn how to make better materials for future space missions.
Another News about Astrobee
The second news is that the Astrobee-Reach project is also returning to Earth. After successful testing on the space station, this experiment showed that special robot arms, like soft tentacles with sticky pads, can grab and move objects in space. These objects had different shapes and surfaces. The test was done using the Astrobee robot. Learning how to safely grab and move space junk or old satellites can help clean up space, change the path of satellites or fix them. This kind of work helps keep space safe and satellites last longer, which is important because many of them provide services that we use on Earth.
Books like Story Time from Space are also Coming Back
Books like “Story Time from Space” are also returning to Earth. Astronauts on the space station read five children’s books related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) while floating in space. They also recorded themselves doing fun science experiments. They also sent these videos and data to Earth. This learning material was added to the online video library so that students and teachers can learn from it.
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OPTICA is also returning
Another thing that is coming back is the equipment and data from a year-long test called OPTICA (Onboard Programmable Technology for Image Compression and Analysis). This project helped improve the way super high-quality images are sent from space to Earth. It focused on making images smaller in size without losing details, which saves space and cuts costs when sending data. It can help with things like disaster response and other services that use satellite images.
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The Dragon spacecraft arrived at the space station on April 22 after launching on April 21 using a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
You may know that people have been living and working on the International Space Station for more than 24 years now. During that time, those people conducted many important experiments that have helped all of us on Earth. This research is also preparing NASA for future missions, such as someday sending people to Mars. It also helps expand commercial opportunities in space, near Earth, and beyond.
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