Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Image Gallery: Astronauts Capture a Dragon

Image Gallery: Astronauts Capture a Dragon:
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is snared by the International Space Station's Canadarm 2. Credit: NASA
Image Gallery: Astronauts Capture a Dragon
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is snared by the International Space Station’s Canadarm 2. Credit: NASA
Sunday was a big day in space, and astronaut Chris Hadfield captured the excitement in photos, and shared them via Twitter. “What a day!” Hadfield tweeted. “Reached & grabbed a Dragon, berthed her to Station & opened the hatch to find fresh fruit, notes from friends, and peanut butter.”
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft overcame a problem with its thrusters after reaching orbit on Friday, and on Sunday Dragon successfully approached the Station, where it was captured by Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and crewmate Tom Marshburn using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Dragon was grappled at 5:31 a.m. EST, and was berthed to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module at approximately 8:56 a.m. EST on March 3.
See more photos below. The image captions are Hadfield’s Tweets.
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