Robot to Space station SpaceX dispatches ‘Mighty mice,’ Worms
SpaceX made an early occasion conveyance to the International Space Station on Sunday, dropping off very strong "mighty mice," bug killing worms and a savvy, sympathetic robot.
The station leader, Italy's Luca Parmitano, utilized an enormous robot arm to take hold of the Dragon three days after its dispatch from Cape Canaveral. The two shuttle took off 260 miles (420 kilometers) over the South Pacific at the hour of catch.
"Whenever we welcome a new vehicle on board, we take on board also a little bit of the soul of everybody that contributed to the project, so welcome on board," Parmitano revealed to Mission Control.
The container holds 3 tons (2,720 kilograms) of provisions, including 40 mice for a muscle and bone test. Eight of them are hereditarily designed with double the...