Dragon spacecraft brought many specimens back to Earth

In the morning of May 12 (Vietnam time), SpaceX's Dragonless spacecraft left the International Space Station (ISS) and successfully landed in the Pacific, carrying 1,678kg of equipment and samples. important research.

About 5 hours after Dragon departed from the space research room, SpaceX announced on the company's Twitter account confirming the successful landing of the ship.

In a separate statement, the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said the train carried samples for human research, biology and biotechnology, as well as studies. on physical science and education materials.

Dragon is a type of spacecraft that can be reused many times.(Source: Floridatoday.com).

Notably, the last group of specimens of the one-year expedition mission of two American astronauts Scott Kelly and the American Mikhail Kornienko, ended in March.

These will be important data for NASA's Mars research activity, on the adaptability of the human body to the gravitylessness, segregated habitat, radiation as well as pressure. in long flights.

Dragon is a type of spacecraft that can be reused many times . SpaceX has contracted with NASA to use self-propelled Dragon patterns to deliver goods to ISS.

Founded in 2002, SpaceX is under the management of technology billionaire Elon Musk. Currently this private corporation is one of the leading companies in space transport and a partner of NASA.

SpaceX has long been planning to expand into rocket technology by developing rockets that can be reused after every spacecraft launch. This ambition will help the private space corporation save millions of dollars for each launch.