It was the first time a privately owned and built spacecraft took astronauts to the orbiting lab in a long time, nearly 20 years.
On Sunday, SpaceX delivered two astronauts to International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic takeoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for the SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company.
With test pilots Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley assured to take over manual control if required, the SpaceX Dragon capsule lifted up to the station and docked smoothly, no assistance needed.
It was the first time a privately built and private spacecraft took astronauts to the orbiting lab in its approximately 20 years.
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