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Added on the 05/08/2020 06:19:54 - Copyright : AFP EN
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with the International Space Station (ISS), carrying NASA’s Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev, and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates. IMAGES
SpaceX Crew dragon capsule docks successfully with the International Space Station. IMAGES
A SpaceX capsule landed off the coast of Florida Monday carrying four astronauts who had spent six months on the International Space Station, a NASA live broadcast showed. Slowed by the Earth's atmosphere, as well as four huge parachutes, the Dragon capsule was able to withstand the dizzying descent thanks to its heat shield. A boat will retrieve the capsule, and the astronauts on board will be brought back to land via helicopter. IMAGES
A SpaceX Dragon carrying four tourists separates from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket 12 minutes after liftoff, with the four tourists on board now in orbit The Inspiration4 mission, the first to send an all-civilian crew to orbit, will venture deeper into space than the International Space Station. IMAGES
The first all-civilian crew to be sent into Earth's orbit enters the Dragon Crew capsule atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which is launching from NASA's Kennedy Center in Florida. Chris Sembroski, Dr Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux ride Tesla vehicles to the launch pad and take in the view before getting strapped into the capsule. IMAGES
After a few last words with his partner, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet gets into the car that will take him and his three crewmates to the Crew Dragon. The capsule is due to liftoff at 09:49 GMT for the International Space Station (ISS). IMAGES