These included a new imaging system to supply improved images of Earth’s surface, an investigation of how barley grows in microgravity and a third to see how fire spreads and behaves in space.
Also on the SpaceX spacecraft was a first satellite built by Mexican students, and even a novel “robot hotel” that will be attached to the exterior of the ISS.
Dubbed the Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), this will be used to detect any leaks coming from the space station.
The SpaceX Dragon will remain docked to the International Space Station for almost a month, before it returns to Earth on January 4 to retire.
