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A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft fires its Draco engines

iss074e0103137 (Dec. 29, 2025) --- A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft fires its Draco engines, an independent propellant system located in the spacecraft’s trunk, for a regularly scheduled orbital reboost of the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was soaring into a sunset 2...

Date
Dec 29, 2025
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JSC
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iss074e0103137
iss074e0103137 (Dec. 29, 2025) --- A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft fires its Draco engines, an independent propellant system located in the spacecraft’s trunk, for a regularly scheduled orbital reboost of the International Space Station. The orbital outpost was soaring into a sunset 259 miles above the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania on the African continent at approximately 9:09 p.m. local time.

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SpaceX Dragon Draco International Space Station Earth sunset Indian Ocean Tanzania Africa Expedition 74

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