According to media source,The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, designated for the rescue mission of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully docked at the orbiting facility.The two Nasa astronauts, who were initially expected to spend just over a week in space, have now been awaiting their return since June due to safety concerns with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
As per media reports, The Crew Dragon capsule, part of the Crew-9 mission, launched on Saturday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying Nasa’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. The capsule docked at the ISS at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.Sunita Williams, who has been promoted to commander of the ISS, welcomed the new arrivals, saying, “I just want to say welcome to our new compadres,” as Hague and Gorbunov joined the nine astronauts already on board.In a post on X, NASA’s Johnson Space Center wrote, “The official welcome! The Expedition 72 crew welcomed Crew 9, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, the Crew 9 commander and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, the Crew 9 mission specialist, after their flight aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.”
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