Interior view of private Dragon spacecraft

An ISS astronaut after visiting Dragon - the world's first commercial cargo ship, described on the blog that the ship is like a 'science fiction' studio.

Photos of the Dragon ship's interior were uploaded to the Flickr by Kuipers.

André Kuipers, a physicist and astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), posted a bunch of photos about Dragon on Flickr page with the caption: 'Inside Dragon module: Very beautiful, spacious, present. great. Blue LED, like in fictional movies except that it was launched from Los Angeles'.

Kuipers also did not forget to describe the importance of the mission to launch SpaceX in posts.'Last Friday was a very special day. Don and I have the task of pairing Dragon cargo ships with ISS stations. This ship carries new equipment for the crew. On May 31, it will return to Earth, bringing our belongings and materials'.

Door of Dragon ship.

'This is a historical milestone for international space flights,' concludes Kuipers.

This is the first time a private spacecraft flew near and connected with the ISS station. SpaceX's success ushered in a new era when private companies could pick up / pick up people.

A photo of NASA capturing the scene of the Dragon vessel approaching the ISS station last Tuesday night

Another NASA astronaut described the smell inside Dragon as a brand-new car.'Beautiful white interior, clean, without a bit of dust'.

In order to protect himself from every debris that could float inside Dragon, this person wore goggles and a mask when entering SpaceX. However very quickly, he noticed that care was redundant. SpaceX is currently floating above the Tasman Sea for about 250 miles, right near the New Zealand area.

The unloading that Dragon carried up lasted 4 days. Upon returning to Earth, it was planned to bring NASA 590kg of scientific equipment that recorded the research results that astronauts made for ground-based scientific facilities to continue processing.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit signaled
success when Dragon successfully connected with ISS.

SpaceX is the first private company to launch space ships to ISS stations. The company is owned by Elon Musk, a billionaire who once founded PayPal and electric vehicle company Tesla Motors.

The ISS station uses a robotic arm to "grab" the Dragon ship, which serves as a connection.

Unlike all cargo ships that were launched on ISS, Dragon was designed to safely return to Earth. It separated from the ISS last Thursday and fell back into the Pacific Ocean. The ship is 5.7 meters long and 3.6 meters wide, launched from orbit last Tuesday by missile SpaceX Falcon 9. It carries nearly 550 kg of food, clothes, batteries and other essentials for ISS station.

The use of private spacecraft like Dragon was evaluated by NASA General Manager Charlie Bolden as "revolutionizing the way we explore space ." SpaceX and another company, Orbital Sciencess Corp, have been signed by NASA for up to $ 3.5 billion to bring people and goods to the International Space Station, replacing the shuttle. At present, NASA has at least 4 private companies capable of doing this. As a result, they have now broken Russia's monopoly in transporting people and goods from Earth to the ISS, a $ 100 billion construction project in cooperation with 15 countries.