On 18
July 2016, SpaceX launched its unmanned Dragon cargo Capsule to the
International Space Station, carrying a key piece of equipment that was lost in
2015 due to rocket explosion. The launch to the ISS is a resupply mission for
NASA. Dragon spaceship was packed with nearly 23000 kilograms of gear,
including science experiments and equipment for the astronauts living in space.
After blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the rocket separated after
sending the cargo to orbit. Then the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed
back on the solid ground in Cape Canaveral at the NASA facility. As per the
plan, the Dragon arrived at the space station early 20 July 2016. With this,
SpaceX now has five successful rocket landings to its name. The first occurred
in December 2015, When a Falcon 9 first stage came back to Cape Canaveral
during a commercial satellite launch. The other three successful launches
happened in April (one) and May (two), these launches were featured with sea
landings, on a robotic ship named Of Course I Still Love You.
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