The International Space Station Expedition 31 crew successfully
captured the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the station’s robotic arm at
9:56 AM EDT. The feat came 3 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 23 seconds
after the mission’s launch. The station was 251 miles over northwest
Australia when capture occurred.
Following its capture, the SpaceX Dragon capsule was positioned at
the end of the International Space Station’s robotic arm for
installation onto the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. ESA
astronaut Andre Kuipers and NASA astronaut Don Pettit were at the
robotic work station in the space station’s cupola.
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba is standing by to bolt the Dragon onto
Harmony through commands he will issue from a laptop in the Destiny
laboratory. Although the crew is running slightly ahead of schedule in
the installation procedures, a specific time for berthing cannot be
predicted.
The SpaceX Dragon capsule was securely bolted to the Harmony module
of the International Space Station at 12:02 p.m. EDT. A mission status
briefing is scheduled for 1 p.m. to discuss the day’s
events, which will
air on NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/ntv
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