The spacecraft SpaceX
Dragon US company made a successful soft landing on Earth, splashed down off
the coast of southern California near San Diego.
For five hours earlier
unmanned transport craft undocked from the International Space Station and
began to decline.
He will return to Earth a series of scientific and laboratory
materials.
It is reported by
" BBC Russian Service ".
Dragon arrived at the
ISS last month, starting from the same pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida, which
sent NASA lunar expedition .
On board were about 2.5
tons of food and water. On the way back the ship was loaded with about the same
number of used equipment and medical research materials.
The other private, commercial company that NASA signed a contract for the delivery of cargo to the
ISS, Orbital ATK going on Friday to launch its own craft this week, also from
Cape Canaveral in Florida. However, it will be disposable ship , not intended
for a soft landing on Earth. It will burn in the atmosphere after use.
Currently, the ISS is a
crew of three Russians, two Americans and a Frenchman.
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