NASA's SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft Arrival+Aurora | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft Arrival+Aurora | International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, carrying over 6,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware, approaches the International Space Station 265 miles above the Atlantic Ocean for a docking to its space-facing port on the Harmony module.

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, carrying over 6,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware, approaches the International Space Station 265 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Uruguay for a docking to its space-facing port on the Harmony module.

A green and red aurora streaks through Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above Winnipeg.

Star trails, an aurora, and Earth's atmospheric glow highlight this long-duration photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the North Pacific Ocean.

The streaks of city lights, star trails, an aurora, and Earth's atmospheric glow highlight this long-duration photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan.

As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above Earth, right off coast of Vancouver, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this image of city lights and a green aurora dancing in the atmosphere above.

SpaceX launched its 31st commercial resupply services mission for NASA at 9:29pm EST, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies, the Dragon cargo spacecraft delivered NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

Scientific investigations on the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission include studies of solar wind, a radiation-tolerant moss, spacecraft materials, and cold welding in space.

CRS-31 is the fifth flight for this Dragon spacecraft. It previously flew CRS-21, CRS-23, CRS-25, and CRS-28 to the International Space Station for NASA. After an almost 13-hour flight, Dragon autonomously docked with the station on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at approximately 9:52am ET.

More information: https://go.nasa.gov/3zZrxg8

Expedition 72 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 72 Crew
Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia): Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Nov. 4-9, 2024

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