SpaceX's DragonX freighter is headed for Earth with scientific research and medical research

The CRS-24 cargo ship successfully exited the space station’s “space out of field” at 10:40 a.m. after a previously scheduled attempt was delayed due to inclement weather at the launch site off the coast of Florida, according to data from SpaceX. The protected sphere has a diameter of 200 meters around the International Space Station.

NASA broadcast the disconnection process live on NASA TV and on its social media platforms.

The Dragon is expected to have a “parachute-assisted machine gun” off the coast of Panama City, Florida, around 3:05 p.m. local time Monday. NASA. The livestream will not be broadcast, but will be broadcast from NASA space station blog It will provide updates.-

Experiments aboard the Dragon will be transported to NASA’s Space Station processing facility at Kennedy Space Center after landing.

“Spraying off the coast of Florida allows experiments to be quickly transported to the NASA space station processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, allowing researchers to collect data with minimal exposure of the sample to Earth’s gravity,” see NASA.–

NASA’s mission controller said as it was being moved that the freighter was returning medical supplies along with more than 4,900 pounds of valuable “cargo and research.”

This includes a retired optical imaging microscope, which has supported much scientific research for 12 years, as well as samples from colloid studies.

The cytoskeleton, a probe that analyzes the effect of microgravity on cellular signaling molecules, is also on board the dragon.

“This research contributes to our understanding of how the human body responds to microgravity and could support the development of countermeasures to help crew members maintain optimal health during future missions,” NASA says:.-

The Dragon was launched on December 21 to deliver equipment, research and crew supplies to the International Space Station. It marks the return of the 24th freighter from “NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services mission,” according to the Space Research Agency.

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