SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes 27 Hour Journey To Dock With The ISS

SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes 27 Hour Journey To Dock With The ISS

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SpaceX Crew Dragon twenty meters away from the ISS at 22:53 EST on November 16, 2020 as the astronauts wait for the sun to set before initiating their final approach. Image: NASATV

After having spent 27 hours in orbit to make their journey to the International Space Station (ISS) NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Shannon Walker and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi safely reached their destination as their vehicle docked with the ISS at 23:01 EST today. The four astronauts were flying abroad the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule spacecraft under NASA's Crew-1 mission that will have them spend six months onboard the orbiting station and conduct a variety of experiments.