The crew changing the astronauts who have been stranded for 9 months on the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) have docked on the orbiting lab.
A SpaceX capsule delivered 4 astronauts on Sunday on a mission to permit Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams who’ve been on the ISS since June 2024 to return dwelling.
About 29 hours after the Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Area Heart in Florida, the Dragon capsule docked with the ISS at 4.04am UK time. Inside are the Crew-10 astronauts.
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All smiles from Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the ISS who’re about to welcome Crew-10 on board. Pic: NASA
They’re NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, who’re each navy pilots, together with Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov, each former airline pilots. They may spend the following six months on the house station.
Their mission will permit 4 members of Crew-9, which incorporates Mr Wilmore and Ms Williams, to return to Earth.
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The Dragon capsule safely docked with the Worldwide Area Station. Pic: NASA
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The view from the ISS because the Dragon capsule edged nearer and docked. Pic: NASA
It took a number of minutes for Dragon to soundly dock on the ISS, in what’s an automatic course of, however there may be about 1 hour and 45 minutes of further security checks earlier than the hatch could be opened.
Mr Wilmore and Ms Williams initially deliberate to go to house for simply eight days however acquired caught on the station after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft began experiencing issues.
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