The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Elderberry on August 31, 2021, 12:55:35 am
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Space.com by Mike Wall 8/30/2021
"No one's ever sent me a spaceship for my birthday before."
SpaceX's latest Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) today (Aug. 30) to deliver an experimental robotic arm and a wealth of other research equipment and supplies just in time for one astronaut's birthday.
"Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX teams and many thanks. No one's ever sent me a spaceship for my birthday before," NASA astronaut Megan McArthur radioed Mission Control just after docking. It's her 50th birthday today.
"That's a most excellent birthday present," NASA's Mission Control in Houston replied.
The gumdrop-shaped Dragon docked with the station's Harmony module at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT) today, ending a 32-hour-orbital chase. The station and Dragon were sailing 264 miles (425 kilometers) above western Australia at the time.
More: https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-docks-space-station-crs-23 (https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-docks-space-station-crs-23)