[IN PICTURES] The capsule of SpaceX has docked successfully with the ISS
|The capsule of SpaceX with two american astronauts on board has docked successfully with the ISS on Sunday morning.
The capsule of SpaceX Crew Dragon has docked Sunday without a hitch to the international space Station, just a few minutes before schedule, with two Nasa astronauts on board, a crucial step for this historic mission.
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who took off on a rocket of SpaceX the day before from Florida, are the first astronauts to reach the ISS, 400 km from the Earth, through a vehicle of a private company.
Docking confirmed! @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug officially docked to the @Space_Station at 10:16am AND: pic.twitter.com/hCM4UvbwjR
— NASA (@NASA) May 31, 2020
Dragon has docked! Crewed Dragon, with @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug on board, are connected to @Space_Station, with @NASA’s communications satellites, known as #TDRS, still providing communications to both. 📡 🛰️
Next up? Hatch opening.
Watch Live: https://t.co/3Vegt9l2au
— NASA TDRS (@NASA_TDRS) May 31, 2020