Using the space environment to investigate biomedical, cellular and even insects has led to discoveries in the past.
Mission CRS-26 will remain linked to the ISS for 45 days. And will end with a parachute-aided splashdown in the ocean. The Dragon designed by SpaceX is the only operational cargo craft that returns to Earth in one piece following a mission.
The other two active space freighter crafts, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus vehicle and Russia’s Progress craft burn up when they hit Earth’s atmosphere after their mission is completed.
