The Dragon cargo ship, which is supposed to deliver cargo for the crew of the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully entered orbit. This was reported by NASA.
“SpaceX's Dragon ship, following a successful launch at 03:14 am ET on Sunday (10:14 am Moscow time), is heading to the International Space Station for resupply,” reads a tweet.
It is expected that Dragon will dock with the station automatically on August 30 at 11:00 (18:00 Moscow time).
After successfully launching at 3:14 am ET (07:14 UT), a @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the @Space_Station!
🤩 The crew will soon welcome new @ISS_Research, tasty new food options, & more upon its planned arrival Aug. 30 at 11am ET (15:00 UT): https://t.co/nKRz2KTocJ pic.twitter.com/d797Ul3Ah0
– NASA (@NASA) August 29, 2021
Previously, Falcon 9 launched in Florida with a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station.