NASA Astronauts Fly SpaceX 'Crew Dragon' to ISS for First Time Ever

NASA Astronauts Fly SpaceX ‘Crew Dragon’ to ISS for First Time Ever

November 17, 2020 by goodnewscorp No Comments

This month, for the first time ever, NASA certified a commercial spacecraft — the Crew Dragon — to carry astronauts to space in regular flights to the @Space_Station. Watch continuing coverage of NASA's @SpaceX Crew-1 mission: https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS pic.twitter.com/covMta5jGT
— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2020

Good news! For the first time ever, NASA has allowed their astronauts to fly a commercial rocket to space and use it to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronauts, Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi boarded the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience for their flight to the ISS on Monday.

The Crew Dragon "Resilience" docked at 11:01pm ET. With confirmation of hard capture complete at 11:13pm, the spacecraft with NASA's @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts aboard is officially attached to the @Space_Station. pic.twitter.com/Y63gk0Spma
— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2020

The hatches are open and NASA's @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts Shannon Walker, @Astro_Soichi, @AstroVicGlover, and @Astro_illini are the newest residents aboard the @Space_Station. Welcome aboard! pic.twitter.com/WYwC7jRVQk
— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2020

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NASA Astronauts Fly SpaceX ‘Crew Dragon’ to ISS for First Time Ever

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