SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will reach earth on Monday
SpaceX’s Dragon was launched on 8th December with more than 5,600 pounds of science and supplies. The spacecraft completes 36 days mission which is attached to the station’s Harmony module.
After spending a month in the orbit, SpaceX’s Dragon left the International Space Station on Sunday and is expected to land on the Earth on Monday night according to NASA.
On Sunday, NASA said that the spacecraft was released from ISS at 6.30 p.m. On Monday at 12:15 a.m. this spacecraft will parachute to a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Then, it will be towed to port in South California by SpaceX personnel.
NASA exclaimed that this will be for the first nighttime splashdown and recovery for the Dragon with lots of moonlight to track its entry.
Astronaut Anne McClain onboard the ISS has observed the different activities from the Cupola and seen Dragon performing a series of departure burns as it separates itself to a safe distance from the orbital lab. Incorporated operations between mission controllers in Houston and SpaceX controllers in California will stop when it reaches a point almost 1km away from the station.
NASA said that SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will bring home a variety of critical space research, which includes ISS hardware to extract for analysis and restoration.
The next Dragon mission to the space station will be the first uncrewed manifestation mission nominated SpaceX DM-1. The commercial crew first launch is currently targeted for February and will exhibit ground system, orbit to docking activities and landing activities.
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