CAPE CANAVERAL, FLorida: The International Space Station's population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX's third crew capsule in less than a year.All of the astronauts - representing the US, Russia, Japan and France - managed to squeeze into camera view for a congratulatory call from the leaders of their space agencies.
“Man, it is awesome to see the 11 of you on station,” said NASA's acting administrator, Steve Jurczyk. He noted that this will be the norm, now that SpaceX is regularly flying crews.In this image made from NASA TV, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, left, approaches to the international space station, Saturday, April 24, 2021. The recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station, a day after launching from Florida.
It was the first time two SpaceX crew Dragons were parked there at the same time - practically side by side.NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur - the commander and pilot of the returning Dragon - monitored their capsule's flat screen computers during the morning rendezvous. They could have taken control if necessary, but the autonomous system did its job, much like a self-driving car.
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