article_snippet.sent: What about the rest of the rocket and the Dragon?
article_snippet.sent: The smaller, top part of the rocket will carry the Dragon into orbit and then break away from an autonomous spaceport drone ship and burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
article_snippet.sent: the Dragon will dock with the space station a couple of days after launch to deliver more than 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of supplies, including research equipment and ISSpresso, an espresso maker that astronauts can use to make coffee and tea.
article_snippet.sent: The space station crew will spend about five weeks unpacking the Dragon.
article_snippet.sent: The space station crew'll then stuff it with over 3,000 pounds of science experiments, trash and other stuff to send back to Earth.
article_snippet.sent: When The space station crew're done, the Dragon will leave the space station and mission controllers will guide the space station and mission controllers to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California.
article_snippet.sent: the Dragon was the first private space contractor to dock with the space station.