Video: Mesmerising view of Space X Dragon resupply spacecraft during daytime

Team Udayavani, Jun 8, 2021, 10:43 AM IST

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft headed towards the International Space Station (ISS) was seen flying into orbital during the daytime on Saturday, June 5.

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX Dragon has become the fifth spacecraft that is docked at the space station.

NASA shared the mesmerizing footage on Twitter and wrote, “The SpaceX cargo Dragon flies into orbital daytime as it continues an approach to the Space Station for docking this morning.”

According to science.com, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough said to flight controllers after docking, “Looking forward to all the science and other goodies that it brought up along with our EVA solar arrays. It’s going to be a great few weeks as we get into Dragon and get things out.”

The @SpaceX cargo Dragon flies into orbital daytime as it continues approach to the @Space_Station for docking this morning: pic.twitter.com/AbuLLzrXCq

— NASA (@NASA) June 5, 2021

Dragon capsule was loaded with 7,300 pounds of science experiments, new solar arrays, and other cargo.

The spacecraft launched at 1:29 pm Eastern Day Time(EDT) on June 3 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and automatically docked at the space station’s Harmony module, at around 5 am, June 5.