Dragon-8 Cygnus-6 Docked to ISS
Taken by Philip Smith on April 16, 2016 @
Manorville, NY, USA
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station on its eighth flight to resupply the orbiting complex.
Shortly after grapple, the Expedition 47 Flight Engineer informed teams of flight controllers in Mission Control in Houston and in SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne California of his success;
Looks like weve captured a Dragon
Two hours later at 9:57 a.m. robotic operators in Mission Control in Houston slowly berthed the vehicle to the Earth-facing port of the stations Harmony module.
This arrival is an historic one, as it marks the first time that two commercially-built cargo vehicles will be docked to the International Space Station simultaneously. Orbital ATKs Cygnus cargo craft is currently bolted to the Unity module of the ISS having arrived on March 26.
It also marks only the second time in the history of the International Space Station program that six visiting vehicles have been docked to the station at once.
I recorded ISS on 4-16-16 from my backyard observatory. Hope you like my image.
Kind Regards
Philip Smith
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