Along with delivering needed supplies and equipment, the Dragon features a "boost kit" to help raise the space station's altitude.

A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning (Aug. 25). The capsule successfully docked at the forward port of the International Space Station's Harmony module carrying about 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of food, supplies and scientific experiments to the astronauts on board the orbiting lab.