Dragon achieves first commercial docking with ISS
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Dragon deploying its solar array
Patch for the Dragon mission designated CRS-1
Dragon being prepared for launch
Launch of the Dragon
SpaceX employees watching the launch
SpaceX employees watching the launch
Launch of the Dragon
Dragon captured by an ISS robot arm (Image: NASA)
Mission control at Hawthorne, California monitoring the docking
Article Summary
Spacex’s unmanned Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 9:03 AM EDT (1303 GMT) today. Marking the beginning of a new era of commercial space travel, the privately owned and operated cargo vehicle was captured at 6:56 AM EDT (1056 GMT) by one of the station’s robotic arms operated by Expedition 33 crew member Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA. It was then guided to a docking port where it will remain attached for the next three weeks.
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