Private spacecraft find its way to space

SpaceX Group in the US will launch their ship to the International Space Station today, after canceling the launch due to a technical problem.

Dragon spacecraft is located above the Falcon 9 rocket
Kennedy Space Center, Florida State, USA. (Photo: SpaceX)

The Dragon ship launch, SpaceX's product, will take place at 7:44 am GMT (14h44 Vietnam time). Falcon 9 missiles will bring ships with half a ton of cargo to ISS. After reaching the orbit, the ship will separate from the rocket and head towards the station to connect. Dragon will return to earth with equipment that needs to be repaired.

The first attempt to launch the Dragon ship was canceled after the computer detected a valve in engine number 5 on the first floor of the Falcon 9 missile that caused a slight increase in internal pressure. The computer ordered a 0.5-second launch before the rocket left the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX's engineers then replaced the valve in engine number 5.

If today's flight is successful, Dragon will become the first private ship to transport cargo to ISS. So far the airships flying to ISS are owned by the government. But the US Agency for Aeronautics (NASA) wants to deliver cargo and people to private stations so that they can focus on space exploration programs farther than Earth's orbit.