SpaceX's Dragon headed to space station to create astronaut farmers
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 14:01
in Astronomy & Space
"Enter the Dragon" takes on a whole new meaning this month as SpaceX's Dragon capsule heads to the International Space Station for its third commercial resupply mission on April 14. During the SpaceX-3 mission, the Dragon capsule not only will deliver cargo to the orbiting laboratory, but it also will return science samples and hardware to Earth.
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