"Houston, looks like we got Dragon by the tail", Don Petit, astronaut in ISS controlling the Canadaarm2, announced.
SpaceX's Space dragon capsule has been roaming around the ISS for about three days. It carries cargo to ISS. After sophisticated tests and affirmation that Dragon will not be harmful to ISS, it has now been captured by a robotic arm. The process known as Berthing.
... and now bolted to ISS...
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On May 22nd, @SpaceX uccessfully launched the #Dragon capsule into orbit!
This is the new venture to commute to the international space station (ISS) through private efforts and is the first commercial resupply vehicle to ISS. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18154937)
Here is a tweet linked to the beautiful arc when SpaceX lifted Dragon to space.
SpaceX's Space dragon capsule has been roaming around the ISS for about three days. It carries cargo to ISS. After sophisticated tests and affirmation that Dragon will not be harmful to ISS, it has now been captured by a robotic arm. The process known as Berthing.
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| Credit: NASA TV screenshot. |
https://plus.google.com/u/0/102371865054310418159/posts/aRSmBE2ZeYZ
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On May 22nd, @SpaceX uccessfully launched the #Dragon capsule into orbit!
This is the new venture to commute to the international space station (ISS) through private efforts and is the first commercial resupply vehicle to ISS. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18154937)
Here is a tweet linked to the beautiful arc when SpaceX lifted Dragon to space.
RT @SpaceX: Incredible shot of Falcon 9 launch (photo credit: James Fink) twitter.com/SpaceX/status/…>
— BloggerDai(@nabinkm) May 23, 2012
