International Space Station Receives Important Easter Morning Delivery

Posted: April 27, 2014 at 2:46 pm

By Associated Press

04/20/2014 at 04:55 PM EDT

The SpaceX Dragon resupply capsule approaching the International Space Station

NASA-TV/AP

The shipment arrived Sunday morning via a Dragon, versus a bunny.

The SpaceX company's cargo ship, Dragon, spent two days chasing the International Space Station following its launch from Cape Canaveral. Astronauts used a robot arm to capture the capsule 260 miles above Egypt.

More than 2 tons of food, spacewalking gear and experiments fill the Dragon, including mating fruit flies, a little veggie hothouse and legs for the resident robot. NASA also packed family care packages for the six spacemen.

The capsule delivered vital supplies the space station astronauts needed for their upcoming spacewalk

NASA-TV / AP

The SpaceX delivery wasn't exactly express. The launch was delayed more than a month. A minor communication problem cropped up during Sunday's rendezvous, but the capture still took place on time and with success.

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