This new test was good for SpaceX signing a complete success at all levels. The first stage of the rocket could land on a barge and cargo arrived safely at the ISS. This is the first Dragon cargo mission to the outpost
The new test was good for SpaceX signing a complete success at all levels. The first stage of the rocket could land on a barge and cargo arrived safely at the ISS.
This is the first cargo mission dragon orbital outpost since the crash of the Falcon 9 launcher there ten months and the eighth under a contract of $ 1.6 billion with NASA.
the pressurized capsule, which was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday night, was seized by the robotic arm of the station, operated by the British astronaut Timothy Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) to 11:23 GMT above the Pacific west of Hawaii, said a commentator on NASA.
the Dragon capsule could supply the ISS
the company Elon Musk will celebrate this result, because it is promising for the astronomy sector. The first task was to supply the ISS with scientific equipment, cargo, and even an inflatable module. For the occasion, NASA sent the Dragon capsule that was not inhabited. She had just bring some equipment and it was a success. She took the start in the last few days in Florida at Cape Canaveral in view of joining the US space station. It is important to note that for the astronauts, this mission was critical because three tons were sent. They have at their disposal water, food and of course some supplies.
The vessel was carrying an inflatable chamber
We talked beforehand this inflatable module that a mass of 1.3 tonne. This is the BEAM was developed there fifteen years by Robert Bigelow. The objective is to test the viability of the lightest space habitats. It is the first time that the ISS receives such a module. If the results of this test are inconclusive, there is a good chance that the inflatable capsule is democratizing the world of astronomy. It has several advantages with, for example, a volume of 16m3 with a diameter of 3.2 meters. A second success was the appointment as SpaceX has had the opportunity to ask the first floor of the Falcon 9 on a floating barge. So it’s a full house for the US space agency.
SpaceX steps back on this first victory
As a reminder, in December 2015, the company was Elon Musk proud that it was possible to ask the same floor on land. However, the billionaire had other desires, by proposing a landing on a floating barge in the ocean. Several trials have been set up, but they all ended in failure. It was not until April 2016 to obtain a success. The company remains confident, but it still takes a step back. It will actually managed this mission when it becomes boring.
New success for SpaceX
In 2013, Robert Bigelow has a contract of $ 17.8 million with NASA to build this inflatable capsule to test these lighter space habitats and for the first time to the ISS.
the inflatable capsule will also be docked to the station using the robotic arm.
Made of Kevlar, an extremely resistant thermoplastic, the capsule will deploy BEAM through internal air tanks to reach four meters in length with a diameter of 3.2 meters, giving it a volume of 16 cubic meters or that of a small room.
the launch of Dragon Friday also marked another major success of SpaceX has succeeded for the first time, after five unsuccessful attempts to land gently on the first floor of pitcher on a barge floating in the Atlantic.
This California firm founded by billionaire Elon Musk had already reached in December to ask the first floor high-Falcon 70 meters on land after launch , starting the first attempt.
this new success could have potentially significant impact on the launch market. If SpaceX was able to reuse several times regularly the first stage of its rocket, it could well significantly reduce its costs of orbiting satellites and spaceships.
Dragon will remain docked to the ISS until ‘May 11, approximately and will be responsible including blood and urine samples collected during 340 days in the ISS by American Scott Kelly and his Russian colleague Mikhail Kornienko, as part of an unprecedented experience for study the physiological and psychological effects of long stays in space in order to prepare a mission to Mars.
Dragon is currently the only spacecraft able to return cargo to Earth.
Video: Space X put a rocket on a floating barge
While Blue Origin has had the opportunity to return to Earth safely, we learn that Space X has managed to make a step closer to further implement its project. The rocket was able to land aboard a floating barge.
Achieving retrieve launchers for re-use, especially the heavier, is a goal identified as a priority in the aerospace industry and in particular by satellite operators to significantly reduce launch costs. In early April, the American company Blue Origin – great rival SpaceX – has passed the third test flight of his pitcher by the unmanned craft land in Texas, after he mounted a hundred kilometers altitude .
Elon Musk finally managed to put a rocket into the ocean
There is a difference between SpaceX and Blue Origin, the first company wishes ask the first stage of a rocket. The second company decided to design reusable devices, after placement into orbit aboard a capsule, they have the ability to return to Earth without any difficulty. Braking is thus intense during the descent phase while the capsule arises with parachutes. The company Space X setting-up by Elon Musk, however accomplished a real feat since it is the first time the first floor without any difficulty arises on a floating barge. This incredible event occurred in the Atlantic Ocean after the launch of the Dragon capsule composed of an inflatable habitation module and scientific equipment. Read more
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