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SpaceX makes delivery of supplies to space station after losing control of capsule for hours
After nearly losing control of their space capsule, private outer space shipping firm SpaceX overcame mechanical difficulties and delivered over a ton of supplies to the eager inhabitants of the International Space Station.
To NASA’s relief, when the company’s unmanned Dragon capsule pulled up to the space lab 250 miles about Ukraine, all its systems were in perfect order.
However, the timing could have been a bit better. Coming a full day late, the linkup was the culmination of a two-day chase that got off to a shaky, almost dead-ending start.
Moments after the Dragon reached orbit Friday, a clogged pressure line or stuck valve prevented the release of the solar panels and the crucial firing of small maneuvering rockets.
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High risk: The SpaceX company’s Dragon capsule, here above sub-Saharan Africa, nearly failed to deliver over a ton of cargo for NASA
High risk: The SpaceX company’s Dragon capsule, here above sub-Saharan Africa, nearly failed to deliver over a ton of cargo for NASA
Nearly stood up: The capsule was scheduled to rendezvous with the International Space Station (pictured) Feb. 2, but was a day late
Nearly stood up: The capsule was scheduled to rendezvous with the International Space Station (pictured) Feb. 2, but was a day late
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