The unmanned Falcon departed early Monday toward the ISS with 5,000 pounds of food, equipment and work materials. the first sequencing of genes in space will take place.
SpaceX successfully launched in the early Monday rocket with supplies for the International space Station, which contains an important docking port and a decoder DNA for genetic research in space.
in addition, the company recovered the thrusters of the first phase of flight, which landed at the base of Cape Canaveral Air Force after a vertical takeoff. Is the second landing of this type for an orbital mission and meets the objective of the company to recover the materials used.
“A very good day,” said Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of SpaceX.
This is the second time the launch of SpaceX tries docking port for NASA. The former was destroyed in an accident in the Atlantic Ocean last year.
unmanned Falcon through the darkness of early Monday with 5.000 pounds (2,268 kilograms) of supplies for the astronauts of the International space Station, among which there are 815 pounds of food, clothing and household goods, 280 pounds of equipment spacewalk, 119 pounds of Russian hardware, 617 lbs equipment US stations and spare parts; Additional samples and scientific research team, including an innovative device the size of a small bar of chocolate out to bring the first sequencing of genes in space .
” We are very interested in (determine) how this works in microgravity, never been done before, “said astronaut Kate Rubins, molecular biologist who arrived aa the space station on July 6.
“We will try to make the first DNA sequencing in space, with a combination of bacterium, viruses and sequencing of the mouse genome,” added Rubins, cited in an article by CBS News.
the biologist said the experiment on the ISS will also be beneficial to the investigation conducted on Earth. “When we do things in a remote environment like this, we can understand how these technologies can operate in remote place in the world where there is no access to good medical care,” Rubins said.
The Dragon capsule also carries materials that will develop a study to determine the effects of weightlessness on organisms that caused the Chernobyl nuclear disaster; other research to learn how to hit the heart cells are affected by weightlessness, testing a monitoring system of the ship and another experimental test to evaluate the performance of a new type thermostat inside the spacecraft.
NASA needs to install the new port before American astronauts to fly in crewed capsules waiting brand next year. SpaceX is building a version of its Dragon cargo ships to transport passengers, while Boeing – building platforms anchor – working on manned capsule Starliner. These devices are anchored to the platform and another that will be sent in a year.
It is expected that the Dragon cargo capsule and its landing last Wednesday at the ISS.
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