SpaceX supply delivery in photos

SpaceX's Dragon spaceship delivered 2.5 tons of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station this week, part of a hectic few days aboard the outpost that included the arrivals of two vehicles with cargo and three new crew members.

The SpaceX supply ship blasted off Sept. 21 atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad and reached orbit less than 10 minutes later to kick off a two-day pursuit of the massive space-based research complex.

The 12-foot-diameter spacecraft completed a laser-guided approach to the station Sept. 23, when astronaut Alexander Gerst grappled the free-floating Dragon capsule with a robotic arm.

The robot arm attached the spacecraft to the station's Harmony module and astronauts opened hatches to Dragon's pressurized cargo cabin to begin unpacking supplies.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the mission.

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