Astronauts

SpaceX capsule docks at space station, opens new era

25 May 2012

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship and guided the privately owned craft into a docking berth on Friday, opening a new chapter in the U.S. space program. ...

Astronauts catch Dragon 'by the tail'

25 May 2012

But one eye was all Dragon needed to position itself 9 metres beneath the station and within arm's reach of the robotic crane that would haul it up for berthing. "Congratulations on a wonderful capture," astronaut Megan Behnken radioed to the station crew from Mission Control. "

Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule: NASA

25 May 2012

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured Space Exploration Technologies' unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on Friday, the first private ship to reach the orbital outpost. Using the station's robot arm, NASA astronaut Don Pettit latched on to the capsule at 9:56 a.m. EDT as the two vehicles sailed at 17,500 mph around Earth. Dragon, which is ...