SpaceX launches a load of supplies to the International Space Station, running at full power following repairs.
In this image taken from NASA Television, a SpaceX Falcon rocket carrying a load of supplies lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saturday. May, 4. 2019. SpaceX launched Saturday to the International Space Station, running at full power following repairs.
A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness, carrying a Dragon capsule with 5,500 pounds of goods. This recycled Dragon — which is making its second space trip — is due to arrive at the orbiting lab Monday. Minutes after liftoff, SpaceX landed its brand new, first-stage booster on the ocean platform a mere 14 miles offshore, considerably closer than usual with the sonic booms easily heard at the launch site.“Dragon is now officially on the way to the space station,” the SpaceX launch commentator announced once the capsule reached orbit and its solar wings unfurled. “Until next time, may the fourth be with you.
Earlier this week, Hans Koenigsmann, a SpaceX vice president, said the company still does not know what caused the empty capsule to burst apart in flames on a test stand. The capsule’s SuperDraco launch-abort thrusters were just a half-second from firing when the blast occurred.
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