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SpaceX launches Dragon spacecraft to ISS on resupply mission for NASA

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Sunday's launch was the 50th time a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has visited the International Space Station. The first time was in May 2012 for a resupply demonstration.

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  • SpaceX launched the CRS-33 resupply mission to the ISS from Cape Canaveral.
  • This is the Dragon spacecraft's 50th flight. 15s
  • The Falcon 9 first stage landed on the 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' drone ship. 22s
  • Dragon is delivering about 2,268 kg of cargo and experiments to the ISS. 39s
  • The mission will support 50 scientific studies and Dragon will return to Earth no earlier than December. 50s
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