Crew-2 docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Saturday, a day after its launch from Florida.The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked with the station at 5:08 am EDT (0908 GMT), with hatches opening about two and a half hours later. The spacecraft brought to the station four astronauts from the US, Europe and Japan for a six-month stay on the Crew-2 mission. The station now has 11 people on board for the first time since the penultimate shuttle mission nearly a decade ago. The Crew-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft will bring four astronauts back to Earth late this week.
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Saturday, a day after its launch from Florida.The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked with the station at 5:08 am EDT (0908 GMT), with hatches opening about two and a half hours later. The spacecraft brought to the station four astronauts from the US, Europe and Japan for a six-month stay on the Crew-2 mission. The station now has 11 people on board for the first time since the penultimate shuttle mission nearly a decade ago. The Crew-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft will bring four astronauts back to Earth late this week.
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