The SpaceX CRS-27 Dragon cargo capsule carrying more than 3 tons of supplies approached and docked with the International Space Station (ISS).
Credit: NASA
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00:00All right, so we're about eight and a half minutes away.
00:30From Dragon heading Waypoint 1, again, that spot is just about 220 meters ahead of the station. It's about 300 meters away.
00:37Station on 2, range is 318 meters. Vehicle mode transition to docking access. Attitude remains as expected.
00:46Tapia, we're configuring for 6MG now, so we should see video soon.
00:56Excellent. We'll be watching.
00:59What do you hope we're confirming less than 10 meters away and talking the error bands all green, so that's essentially just meaning Dragon continues to be well in control of itself and good alignment as it approaches this docking port.
01:21Expecting docking in about 90 seconds.
01:31Five meters to go.
02:01Five meters to go.
02:31Two hands off point.
02:34Copy.
02:35Crew hands off.
02:39Crews hands off.
02:40We are less than two meters away.
02:43Crews hands off.
03:01Dragon contact and stop to capture complete.
03:10Capture confirmed at 6.31 a.m. Central Time, 7.31 a.m. Eastern, while Dragon and Station flew 261 statute miles over northeastern China.
03:22Crews hands off.
03:32Crews hands off.
03:34Crews hands off.
03:36Crews hands off.