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Bartolomeo heading for space to join Columbus

Europe’s external commercial experiment-hosting facility is headed for the International Space Station on Saturday morning, hitching a ride on the SpaceX Dragon 20 cargo vessel. Named after Christopher Columbus’ younger brother, Bartolomeo will provide room for experiments from commercial and institutional organisations that want to capitalise on access to space as well as experiments from ESA, NASA and more.

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Europäische Außenplattform Bartolomeo an der ISS angekommen — Letzte Mission der Dragon-Kapsel der ersten Generation

Die Europäische Außenplattform Bartolomeo ist am Montag an der Internationalen Raumstation ISS angekommen. Sie machte ein Drittel der Fracht des US-Jubiläumsraumschiffes Dragon CRS-20 von SpaceX aus, das um 11.25 Uhr deutscher Zeit von der Astronautin Jessica Meir mit einem Roboterarm „eingefangen“ wurde. Der Frachter war am Samstagmorgen […]

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Bartolomeo heading for space to join Columbus

Europe’s external commercial experiment-hosting facility is headed for the International Space Station on Saturday morning, hitching a ride on the SpaceX Dragon 20 cargo vessel. Named after Christopher Columbus’ younger brother, Bartolomeo will provide room for experiments from commercial and institutional organisations that want to capitalise on access to space as well as experiments from ESA, NASA and more.

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