SpaceX Dragon Vs Space Shuttle Vs Russian Soyuz – Astronaut Shares Key Flight Differences

SpaceX Dragon Vs Space Shuttle Vs Russian Soyuz – Astronaut Shares Key Flight Differences

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The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approaches the International Space Station (ISS) in April, bringing NASA astronauts Col (R) Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide to the orbiting space laboratory. Image: Mike Hopkins/Twitter

Members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur spoke to members of the press on Friday about their journey onboard Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX) Crew Dragon capsule and daily life on the station. Kimbrough and McArthur are part of the four-member crew, part of Expedition 65 on the orbiting space laboratory. The interview provided more details about what a journey on the Dragon feels like for its passengers.