The two stranded astronauts arrived at the International Space Station in Boeing’s new Starliner capsule for an eight-day mission in June
The SpaceX capsule that was sent to pick up the two astronauts stranded in space docked at the International Space Station.
The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for him Butch Wilmore and the Sunny Williamsdocked at 17:30 Eastern Time (22:30 BST), i.e. 00:30 Athens time.
Contact confirmed at 5:30pm ET (2130 UTC). Next, the Dragon spacecraft will complete the docking sequence, and undergo a series of checks before crews can open the hatch and welcome #Crew9 to the @Space_Station. pic.twitter.com/y3ve8FLBqs
— NASA (@NASA) September 29, 2024
The two stranded astronauts arrived at the International Space Station in Boeing’s new Starliner capsule for an eight-day mission in June, but were forced to stay there due to an in-flight malfunction.
They are expected to return to Earth in February.
The Dragon capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov.
Haig, who has previously served on the ISS, and Gorbunov will join the space station crew before bringing Wilmore and Williams back to Earth.
The launch was scheduled for Thursday, but was delayed due to Hurricane Helene, which has wreaked havoc across the southeastern US, including Florida, in recent days.
SpaceX docked after the space station flew 265 miles (426 kilometers) above Botswana in South Africa.
Source :Skai
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