The Dragon spacecraft from SpaceX will depart from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 29, carrying numerous hardware and samples from space back to Earth for scientific research purposes.
The Dragon-6 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on March 3, 2023. (Image credit: AFP/TTXVN).
According to the announcement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Dragon spacecraft will leave the ISS at 12:05 PM on June 29 (Eastern Daylight Time) and is expected to land in the waters off the southeastern coast of Florida around 2:30 AM today, June 30.
It is anticipated that the Dragon will bring back more than 1,600 kg of supplies and scientific experiments designed to take advantage of the microgravity environment of the space station.
The Dragon spacecraft was launched into orbit on June 5 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is the 28th commercial resupply mission under the contract between SpaceX and NASA. The spacecraft arrived at the ISS on June 6, carrying over 3.5 tons of cargo.
In this resupply mission, the spacecraft delivered various scientific research support equipment, supplies, and hardware for the American crew working on the ISS. Among these are solar panels. According to NASA, once installed, these panels will enhance the power generation capacity of the ISS.
