Splashdown! SpaceX Cargo Dragon retorna experimentos científicos à Terra para a NASA

Por NASA 16 de abril de 2023

O experimento Limites de Crescimento e Extinção de Combustível Sólido (SoFIE) a bordo da Estação Espacial Internacional estuda o crescimento e extinção de chamas em um esforço para melhorar a segurança contra incêndios no espaço. Esta imagem mostra uma sequência de instantâneos tirados com cerca de 3 segundos de intervalo. Amostras de gel da investigação estão retornando à Terra para análises adicionais na espaçonave de carga Dragon SpaceX CRS-27. Crédito: NASA

After re-entering Earth's atmosphere, SpaceXCommonly known as SpaceX, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company that was founded by Elon Musk in 2002. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX's ultimate goal is to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars." data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]">SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft made a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Tampa, Florida at 4:58 p.m. EDTEDT is an abbreviation for Eastern Daylight Time, the time zone for the eastern coast of the United States and Canada when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer). It is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston, and the Kennedy Space Center are in the Eastern Time Zone (ET)." data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]">EDT on Saturday, April 15. This marked the return of the company's 27th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space StationThe International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth that serves as a research laboratory and spaceport for international collaboration in space exploration. It was launched in 1998 and has been continuously occupied by rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world since 2000. The ISS is a joint project of five space agencies: NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). It orbits the Earth at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometers (250 miles), and provides a unique platform for scientific research, technological development, and human space exploration." data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]"> Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS) para a NASA. A espaçonave carregou aproximadamente 4.300 libras de valiosos experimentos científicos e outras cargas de volta à Terra.

Um Dragon de carga da SpaceX desencaixou da Estação Espacial Internacional às 11h05 EDT em 15 de abril de 2023, enquanto a estação sobrevoava o Oceano Índico. Ele devolverá quase 4.300 libras de amostras científicas e hardware para a NASA. Crédito: NASA TV

Seguindo os comandos dos controladores de solo da SpaceX em Hawthorne, Califórnia, a Dragon desacoplou às 11h05 da porta dianteira do módulo Harmony da estação. No momento do desencaixe, a estação estava sobrevoando o Oceano Índico.

Dragon arrived at the space station on March 16 as SpaceX's 27th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Its vision is "To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity." Its core values are "safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and inclusion." NASA conducts research, develops technology and launches missions to explore and study Earth, the solar system, and the universe beyond. It also works to advance the state of knowledge in a wide range of scientific fields, including Earth and space science, planetary science, astrophysics, and heliophysics, and it collaborates with private companies and international partners to achieve its goals." data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]"NASA, delivering more than 6,000 pounds of research investigations, crew supplies, and station hardware. It was launched on March 14 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center./p>