¡Amerizaje! SpaceX Cargo Dragon devuelve experimentos científicos a la Tierra para la NASA

Por NASAAbril 16, 2023

El experimento de límites de crecimiento y extinción (GEL) de encendido y extinción de combustible sólido (SoFIE) a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional estudia el crecimiento y la extinción de las llamas en un esfuerzo por mejorar la seguridad contra incendios en el espacio. Esta imagen muestra una secuencia de instantáneas tomadas con unos 3 segundos de diferencia. Las muestras de gel de la investigación están regresando a la Tierra para su posterior análisis en la nave espacial Dragon de carga 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"}]"> Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) para la NASA. La nave espacial transportó aproximadamente 4,300 libras de valiosos experimentos científicos y otra carga de regreso a la Tierra.

Un Dragon de carga de SpaceX se desacopló de la Estación Espacial Internacional a las 11:05 am EDT el 15 de abril de 2023, mientras la estación volaba sobre el Océano Índico. Devolverá casi 4300 libras de muestras científicas y hardware para la NASA. Crédito: televisión de la NASA

Siguiendo las órdenes de los controladores terrestres de SpaceX en Hawthorne, California, Dragon se desacopló a las 11:05 a. m. del puerto delantero del módulo Harmony de la estación. En el momento del desacoplamiento la estación sobrevolaba el Océano 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, entregando más de 6,000 libras de investigaciones, suministros para la tripulación y hardware de la estación. Fue lanzado el 14 de marzo en un cohete SpaceX Falcon 9 desde el Complejo de Lanzamiento 39A en el Centro Espacial Kennedy.

Algunas de las investigaciones científicas que Dragon está llevando a cabo incluyen: