** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

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Update:

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Docking is tomorrow (May 25) at 13:06 BST (08:06 EDT)

 

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All looking good for today’s grapple and berth:

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Departure will be on May 31:

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Dragon waiting for approval to come closer:

Live on NASA TV:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

 

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Getting closer:

Held at 150 metres.

 

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Move to 30 metres command given.

 

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Good link here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

 

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Closer and closer....

 

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Target time of 15:40 for the grapple.

 

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We have go to move to 10m mark.

 

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Dragon captured over north west Australia.

 

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"Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail" - Don Pettit

 

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One last look at Dragon:

They are now getting ready to berth Dragon on the nadir (earth facing) port of the station’s Harmony node.

 

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Berthing occured at 17:02 BST:

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Dragon is scheduled to remain at the space station until May 31.

 

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Sunrise in Station Cupola:

The International Space Station was over the central South Pacific about 240 miles northeast of the Marshall Islands when one of the Expedition 31 crew members positioned on the station's Cupola captured this image of the sun coming up.

 

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A reminder that Dragon is due to depart from the ISS tomorrow at 11:00 BST (06:00 EDT). It will be shown on NASA TV.

 

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Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean is scheduled for 16:44 BST (11:44 EDT).