Space Station Spies the Dragon
On Thursday morning, Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon capsule successfully carried out a complex set of orbital maneuvers around the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Dragon edged 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the orbiting outpost completing a “fly-under” to give the astronauts onboard the ISS this historic photo opportunity.
During the maneuvers, Dragon tested its UHF communications unit and switched on its relative GPS system — used to decipher the relative positions of the capsule and ISS. All systems performed just as they should.
Source: news.discovery.com
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