SpaceX has launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station following a pair of unusual power delays. A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness today, carrying a Dragon capsule with about 2,500 kilograms of goods. This recycled Dragon — which is making its second space voyage — is due to arrive at the orbiting lab early Monday. A couple who were photographing the launch of a SpaceX Falcon rocket watch the landing of the booster on a ship in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saturday. ( Malcolm Denemark / Florida Today/The Associated Press )That’s when Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be pressed into duty, manning the Canadarm 2 to perform his first-ever “cosmic catch” manoeuvre, backed up by NASA astronaut Nick Hague.

Source: thestar May 04, 2019 14:26 UTC