The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 11:41

Dragon waiting for approval to come closer:

Skillmister · 25 May 2012 at 11:48

What time should it be docking?

e: just saw above

Macro · 25 May 2012 at 12:04

Dragon now closing to 200m before holding for thermal imaging cameras to settle.

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 12:34

Getting closer:

Held at 150 metres.

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 12:41

Move to 30 metres command given.

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 13:32

Macro · 25 May 2012 at 13:41

Good spot

Skillmister · 25 May 2012 at 13:43

Sound crackles on that one, i'll stick to NASA TV

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 13:56

arknor · 25 May 2012 at 14:01

aliens!

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 14:16

Closer and closer....

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 14:20

Target time of 15:40 for the grapple.

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 14:30

We have go to move to 10m mark.

Scarecrow · 25 May 2012 at 14:30

All looking good so far

Skillmister · 25 May 2012 at 14:33

Now that's a seriously cool angle

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 14:53

Skillmister · 25 May 2012 at 14:54

So they decided to do it during a night pass after all?

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 14:59

Dragon captured over north west Australia.

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 15:01

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

Cosimo · 25 May 2012 at 15:33

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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