LAUNCH. In this still image taken from NASA TV, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are strapped in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their launch to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020. Photo from NASA TV/AFPcarrying two NASA astronauts docked Sunday with the International Space Station, the first time a crewed US spacecraft has performed the feat in nearly a decade.
"Soft capture," the moment when the spacecraft makes first contact and starts latching with the target vehicle, occurred at 10:16 am Eastern Time , a little ahead of schedule.A few minutes later,"hard capture" was achieved when the two spacecraft were joined with an airtight seal."We copy, docking is complete," said Hurley, the spacecraft commander.
The Crew Dragon capsule had spent the previous 19 hours chasing down the station at speeds of 17,500 miles per hour , before carefully aligning its orbital plane and slowing down to a crawl for the delicate docking procedure.SpaceX's two-stage Falcon 9 rocket began its voyage Saturday, blasting off flawlessly in a cloud of bright orange flames and smoke from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
In a brief interview from space, Hurley said that in keeping with tradition, he and Behnken had named the Crew Dragon capsule"Endeavour" after the retired space shuttle on which they both flew.
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