Only Russia, Japan and Europe currently have supply ships that can reach the
ISS. The United States lost that capacity when it retired its space shuttle
fleet in 2011.
The capsule blasted off atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in
Florida on Tuesday.
“Once again Space X has done it. They have just become the first private
company to successfully launch their own spacecraft and get captured by the
International Space Station robotic arm,” said a NASA commentator.
The capsule is carrying about 1,200 pounds of food, water, clothing and
supplies for the station crew. It will be repacked with equipment to come
back to Earth and depart the station on May 31.
Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California would
occur later that day.
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