# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIg9hxTJBEF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733758-nasa-instagram
- **Posted:** 2020-12-07T23:32:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

🐲🐲 Double the dragon… double the fun!

Today, SpaceX's upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying 6,400 pounds of science & a brand new airlock autonomously docked to the ISS at 1:40 p.m. EST with the guidance from NASAAstronauts Kate Rubins (speaking in the clip) and AstroVicGlover. This is the first-ever automated docking for a SpaceX cargo resupply mission, and the very first time two Dragon spacecraft are on station simultaneously. 

🤔What are some of the highlights of payloads onboard this mission you ask? 
➡️ A study aimed at better understanding heart disease to support development of treatments for patients 
➡️ Research into how microbes can be used for biomining on asteroids 
➡️ Tools being tested for fast & accurate blood analysis in microgravity

After Dragon spends about a month or so at the station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with a variety of research. We can’t wait to see what it brings home!

Credit: NASA

#NASA #SpaceX #Dragon #CrewDragon #ISS #DragonsLair

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dragon, dragonslair, nasa, iss, spacex, crewdragon

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