Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:52am on 04 Sep 2025,Thursday Science
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, docked at the International Space Station (ISS), performed a groundbreaking five-minute trunk burn using newly added Draco engines, successfully raising the station’s altitude by roughly one mile (1.6 kilometers). This mission, part of the CRS-33 resupply flight launched on August 24, 2025, includes a purpose-built “boost kit”—complete with independent propellant tanks and thrusters—to assist in regular orbital maintenance through the fall. The boost kit's first in-orbit operation marks its transition from test to operational use, helping ease reliance on traditional Russian or Cygnus reboosts. (PC: Space X)
