SpaceX launched another mission to the International Space Station yesterday. The booster rocket again came back to earth and landed safely in Florida. The Dragon (space capsule) brought over 6,000 lbs. of supplies up to the ISS.
Included in those supplies was ice cream for the astronauts. It was delivered in freezers which will come back when Dragon returns to earth, packed with experiments done in space.
Mice were also delivered to the ISS for research on visual problems, and protein crystals for the Michael J. Fox Foundation research into Parkinsons disease.
"This particular Dragon is brand new, as is the Falcon rocket. In June, SpaceX launched its first reused Dragon, and in March, its first reused Falcon. From now on, the company said it may only fly used Dragons."
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