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SpaceX Crew Dragon Docks to International Space Station

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

The manned rocket made a successful docking over the northern border of China and Mongolia after 19 hours of space travel.

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On Sunday at 7:16 a.m. PT—15 minutes ahead of schedule—NASA astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley successfully docked on the International Space Center using an automated system marking a return to space for the U.S. Space Program. The mission marks the first time astronauts have ever traveled into orbit in a privately-owned spacecraft. The approach of the Crew Dragon was streamed live on NASA’s YouTube channel.

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