Elon Musk's SpaceX Dragon Space Ship and ISS Rendezvous; Successful After 24 Hours Aborted Approach

By Aloha Rose Baldovino, | February 24, 2017

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquest of  ESA captured the capsule using the ISS robotic arm. (NASA)

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquest of ESA captured the capsule using the ISS robotic arm. (NASA)

SpaceX Dragon space ship finally docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on February 23, 2017. Using the ISS robotic arm, the astronauts successfully picked up and took hold of the CRS-10 Dragon capsule. This is a remarkable achievement for SpaceX after months of delays.

According to Space, the SpaceX capsule was captured at 5:44 a.m. EST (0944 GMT) by astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency, Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet, respectively. The delay of the cargo ship's docking was reportedly caused by a glitch in the navigation software.

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Following Sunday's Falcon 9 rocket launch from the historic Apollo 11 launch pad, the rocket landed safely on the ground, and the SpaceX CRS-10 Dragon spaceship also arrived in orbit. The supply ship was loaded with 5,500 lbs. of supplies for the ISS crew.

The Dragon capsule also transported science equipment and more than 250 experiments that will be housed in the ISS. This is the 10th time that SpaceX has carried supplies and equipment to the space station.


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