SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft docks itself at the ISS without the help of astronauts

X recently launched a Dragon cargo capsule to International Station to deliver essential supplies of provisions and or experiments. A X Falcon 9 rocket was used to lift off CRS-21 from NASA's Kennedy Center’s Launch Complex (LC) 39A in Florida. This was X's 21st cargo mission for American ncy and company's 24th launch in 2020.

NASA spokesman Gary Jordan recently anunced that Cargo Dragon craft has finally arrived at  International Station. He furr ded that hatches are expected to be unlocked later on which will allow access to some of incredible science that it is carrying. However, docking was delayed by around 10 minutes over spotty communications with ground controllers.

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Dragon supply ship - Cargo lo

Here is a look at lo carried by Dragon supply ship:

• Naracks Bishop Airlock - 2,403 pounds
• Science Investigations - 2,100 pounds
• Crew Supplies - 803 pounds
• Vehicle Hardware - 698 pounds
• walk Equipment - 265 pounds 
• Computer Resources - 102 pounds
• Russian Hardware - 53 pounds

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This was also first mission from private aero company which used an upgred version of  Dragon cargo ship. flight was originally scheduled to take off a day prior; however, it h to be delayed due to poor wear conditions. private aero company's Dragon CRS-21 mission is first supply craft to be deployed at International Station without use of any astronauts.

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Generally, astronauts assist with docking as y use  long Canarm2 robotic arm of station to deal with incoming cargo vessels before attaching m manually to station. However, it should also be ted that NASA astronauts and flight engineers Victor Glover and Kate Rubins have been on duty to look after docking from inside Cupola observatory of station.

When Dragon Cargo ship makes its way back to our planet, it will land in Atlantic Ocean with help of a parachute-assisted landing.

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