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On Thursday, June 3, the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship was launched in one of Falcon 9 rockets from Kennedy Space Center carrying around 7,300 pounds of new solar arrays and scientific experiments, including glowing squids and tardigrades, Science Times previously reported.
The uncrewed SpaceX Dragon cargo ship marks the 22nd commercial resupply mission by SpaceX. Currently, there are two SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the International Space Station (ISS), according to Space.com.
(Photo : Wikimedia Commons) This artist s concept shows a SpaceX Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station as it will during a mission for NASA s Commercial Crew Program. NASA is partnering with Boeing and SpaceX to build a new generation of human-rated spacecraft capable of taking astronauts to the station and expanding research opportunities in orbit.