About 10.47 Polish time from Cape Canaveral, Florida launched the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which amounted to orbit the ship Dragon. It delivered supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
Dragon was in orbit over 2 tons of equipment and supplies to the International Space Station – gives NASA. Facilities provided by the ship will allow carrying out more than 250 experiments by the crew of Expedition 42 and 43. The first year’s Falcon 9 rocket launch was also an opportunity to test its landing on the platform at sea. Elon Musk, SpaceX chief, the company to which they belong Dragon and Falcon 9 announced on Twitter that the rocket “landed hard”. Damage suffered both she and the platform. Hi equipment is replaced.
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supply on the ISS flight was to take place in December, but it was postponed because of engine failure Falcon. Dragon for the fifth time participating in the mission of sourcing. ISS flights are conducted using the Russian Progress ships, private individuals Dragon and Cygnus and Japanese H-II since resigned from NASA shuttle program.
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