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SpaceX Dragon reboosts the International Space Station
SpaceX's Dragon raised the ISS orbit by about one mile using two Draco engines in a five-minute burn, reducing reliance on Russian Progress vehicles amid program concerns.
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A couple of days ago the Dragon 33 cargo pod demonstrated the operation of the Reboost Kit that has been installed in its trunk by raising 1,53 kilometers the orbit of the International Space Station (EEI) with it. It is the first time that it launches and uses this complement of the Dragon, which consists of two Draco engines and their corresponding propellant deposits. Although it orbits the Earth at an altitude of just under 500 kilometers, s…
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carried out a manoeuvre to push the international space station, thus keeping it in orbit. A delicate operation that will take place again in the coming months. The manoeuvre lasted five minutes and three seconds, and it involved a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
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