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SpaceX sends new Dragon spacecraft to ISS loaded with science experiments – CNET

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts a Dragon 2 capsule toward the International Space Station, then comes back to stick the landing.

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A new version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is making its first cargo flight to orbit following liftoff atop a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning. 
A Dragon 2 filled with supplies is on its way to the International Space Station as part of the 21st launch under a commercial resupply services contract between Elon Musk’s rocket company and NASA.
The new, upgraded Dragon can carry 50% more science payloads compared with the previous version, according to SpaceX. This version has previously sent astronauts…

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