A rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida was used to send a Dragon craft to the International Space Station.
The mission was launched at 8:44 pm. The launch complex is located at 39A. 2.5 minutes into flight, the two stages separated. The main booster of the rocket began its return to Earth about 7.5 minutes after the launch.
The Dragon is going to catch up to the International Space Station over the course of one day and a half. Around 11:20 a.m., the cargo capsule is going to dock with the lab. On Saturday morning, the sun rises.
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The liftoff of CRS 25 was delayed after high levels of hydrazine vapor were detected in part of Dragon's propulsion system. The components that are not designed to interact with the fuel are being harmed by hydrazine. The launch was pushed back three times over several weeks due to the cautious approach taken by NASA.
In a statement released on June 28, NASA said that "ongoing Dragon spacecraft inspections as well as repair and replacement of any components that could have degraded by exposure to mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) vapor found during testing in early June" were the reasons for the string of delays The main parachutes of the vehicle were replaced in order to give a more thorough inspection.
Benjamin Reed, the senior director of SpaceX's human spaceflight program, spoke to the press on Wednesday evening and expressed optimism for the parachute tests. Initial results of some inspections are coming in and the original parachutes look great. If the team decides they're safe to use for flight, those will likely be used on a future mission.
Over 5,800 pounds of science and supplies will be delivered to the space station by the next mission. Dana said that current residents can look forward to a fresh food delivery. There are a lot of produce and other items in Dragon.
We are sending up apples, oranges, cherry tomatoes, some onion, baby carrots, garlic, tahini, cheese and dry sausage. A lot of fresh fruit for the crew.
Science equipment makes up half of the cargo. The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation is one of the missions big experiments. The device is small enough to fit in Dragon's trunk. NASA officials have said that EMIT will be used to measure the mineral composition of dust in the driest regions of the world.
The EMIT will focus on how the dust from some of Earth's arid landscapes is carried on winds across the globe, adding to the planet's overall climate system. Measuring the minerals in these samples will help scientists understand their composition and role in global climate, ultimately contributing to things like weather pattern predictions, improved crop yields and other climate research
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Scientists at NASA have access to about 5000 such measurements. Parris said on Wednesday's press call that they are looking to increase their current measurement set. The EMIT has the ability to close the gap in our understanding of Earth climate models.
A biopolymer concrete investigation to study the building material's formation in microgravity using in situ resources similar to lunar regolith or Martian dust is one of the experiments on their way to the orbital lab. The effects of aging on cells' ability to repair tissues in the body and the possibility of reversing those effects in astronauts will be studied in a new study.
It's the 25th cargo mission that SpaceX has launched for NASA and it's going to stay at the International Space Station for 33 days. The craft will return to Earth with the same amount of cargo as it left. Before the vehicle's departure from the International Space Station, samples and equipment from up to 50 research investigations, as well as waste and other circulating station supplies, will be stowed aboard Dragon.
The European Space Agency's spacesuit will be brought home by the dragon. During a spacewalk on March 23 of this year, the suit suffered a water leak.
"That will be part of what we need for our assessment for our eventual readiness when we return to nominal EVAs," he said.
The two vehicles that launched tonight were spaceflight veterans. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket had flown five times before tonight.
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