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SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-2 Docking with the ISS 🔴 Live

By |2021-04-24T08:45:54-04:00April 24th, 2021|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will dock with the International Space Station for the third time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 astronauts. The docking procedures and hatch opening will be preceded by a number of phasing and approach burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the docking autonomously.SpaceX launched the second operational mission of its Crew [...]

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Soyuz vs. Crew Dragon: Why does SpaceX take so long to dock with the ISS?

By |2020-11-17T09:09:21-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first two crewed mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule have taken between 19 and 30 hours to dock with the International Space Station, however, the Russian Soyuz capsule has demonstrated docking within just three hours. Why does it take so long for SpaceX to dock to the ISS and what goes into the [...]

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