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Today's launch was originally scheduled for Saturday (June 3), but SpaceX announced a 24-hour delay before launch, citing the need to 'allow more time for vehicle preparations and for weather conditions to improve,' according to a Twitter update.

Like its crewed counterpart, the cargo Dragon comes back to Earth for soft, parachute-aided ocean splashdowns. SpaceX's cargo Dragon is designed as a reusable vehicle, and will return scientific samples from over 34 investigations aboard the ISS at the end of its stay at the station.

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Once operational, the full complement of iROSAs will boost the orbiting lab's power supply by 20% to 30%. Those will be removed from Dragon's trunk using the station's robotic arm, then installed by NASA astronauts over the course of two spacewalks. SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth after 6-week stay at space stationĬRS-28 also carries the next pair of iROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays), which are being attached above the ISS' existing solar panels in order to augment station electricity needs.

The 20 most memorable SpaceX missions from its 1st 20 years in photos SpaceX: Facts about Elon Musk's private spaceflight company It's called Moonlighter, and it will provide the platform for a space-based cybersecurity hacking challenge. The sixth comes from the Aerospace Corporation, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Systems Command. Half a dozen cubesats are tucked away onboard the CRS-28 Dragon as well, all but one of which are student-run projects from the Canadian Space Agency's Canadian Cubesat program. The CLINGER technology demonstration for autonomous space station docking systems, microgravity-induced DNA mutation of telomeres and blue energy thunderstorm discharge research are among some of the new science experiments going up on this mission. The scientific research aboard CRS-28 brings new experiments to the ISS, as well as replenishing materials for over 30 ongoing projects. So, we're sending up lots of extra logistics crew supplies for the crew to keep them going throughout the end of the year.' During a prelaunch press briefing on Tuesday (May 30), NASA's ISS chief scientist Kirt Costello said that CRS-28 is 'making up for the delays we had in our NG Cygnus vehicle arriving at Station.