SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission has successfully docked with the International Space Station, marking the end of a 28-hour orbital chase. The crew of four astronauts from three different nations – Japan, NASA, and Russia – arrived at the orbiting lab on Sunday morning, following their launch on Friday evening.
The Crew Dragon capsule, named Endurance, caught up with the station early Sunday morning, docking with its Harmony module at 12:04 a.m. EDT. The new arrivals, led by Commander Anne McClain of NASA and Pilot Nichole Ayers of NASA, will spend about six months aboard the ISS.
They are joined by mission specialists Takuya Onishi of JAXA and Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos. The crew will relieve four astronauts who have been living on the ISS for several months – Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Aleksandr Gorbunov.
The Crew-10 astronauts will begin their work on Monday, after spending some time acclimating to their new surroundings. They will be responsible for conducting scientific experiments, performing maintenance tasks, and contributing to the overall operations of the ISS.
The successful docking marks a significant milestone in SpaceX’s crew rotation program, which aims to provide regular access to space for astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world.
Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-crew-10-astronaut-mission-international-space-station-docking