Welcome aboard! Crew-2 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station
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Crew-2 reaches International Space Station
It was all hugs and high fives when the Crew-2 astronauts came aboard the space station on Saturday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a nearly 24-hour journey from Earth, the astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour have arrived at the International Space Station!
The crew docked at around 5:08 a.m. on Saturday morning after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. NASA says this is the first time two Crew Dragons are attached to the space station and it s the second time for this particular one.
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Four astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station early Saturday, officially beginning their six-month mission in low-Earth orbit.
Crew Dragon Endeavour s capture was confirmed by mission control at 5:08 a.m. Eastern time as the football field-sized ISS flew some 260 miles above the Indian Ocean. Crew-2 mission astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet did not have to intervene during the autonomous approach.
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