#Crew10 Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, @nasa_astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, right, are seen inside their @spacex Dragon spacecraft after splashing down off the coast of California. More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqbbm
Elon's SpaceX Cargo Dragon:
X link: https://x.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1954235737622167576
Nitter link: https://xcancel.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1954235737622167576#m
"In the post-splashdown briefing for Crew-10, SpaceX's Sarah Walker says the Cargo Dragon for CRS-33 is expected to perform 4 or 5 burn activities while its docked to the ISS to help save propellant on the Russian side. There will be full cargo capacity on Dragon, but there won't be space for cargo in the unpressurized trunk."
"Dina Contella, deputy manager for NASA's ISS program, says Dragon will be able to provide about 3x more boost capability than a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft."
"Contella says the CRS-33 Dragon will dock to the ISS later in August and remain docked 'through the end of December at least while we work to perform all those burns and boost the ISS and use as much propellant (on Dragon) as possible.'"
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