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SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft successfully berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) recently, according to company statement. Expedition 33 crew members Akihiko Hoshide and Sunita Williams first grappled Dragon and attached it to the station, completing a critical stage of the CRS-1 cargo resupply mission. Hoshide then used ISS’ robotic arm to capture Dragon and guide it to the station’s Harmony module before Williams installed Dragon to Harmony’s common berthing mechanism. This enabled Dragon to be bolted…

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