Besides science gear and hardware, SpaceX's Dragon is also carrying apples, blueberries, grapefruit, oranges, various cheeses, and cherry tomatoes for the crew.
A cargo-filled spaceship is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 11:47 a.m. ET on Monday, June 5.
Recommended Videos The clip below shows the 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission getting underway on Monday. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first-stage booster returned to Earth and landed on the Just a Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Live coverage of Dragon’s arrival will be shown on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s YouTube channel starting at 4:15 a.m. ET.
Also aboard the ISS is another pair of IROSAs . This will be the third set of rollout arrays launching in the SpaceX Dragon’s trunk, and once installed on the exterior of the ISS will help provide a 20% to 30% increase in power for space station research and operations, according to the space agency.
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