SpaceX docks with International Space Station after historic launch

SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk's company.

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[pauld.b]

Now let's hope for a safe reentry and the entire mission will have gone off totally perfectly. This is probably the most flawless space mission man has ever done.

[dong]

imagine doing that in the 60's, with no autonomous docking.

[AE-scc]

This was one of the longest 60 seconds of my life.

[KvnDWr]

“That’s impossible.”
“No, it’s necessary.”

[mb]

Wow ! There is a cctv outside ISS. Amazing clear transmission.

[alexcordero]

Watch this while listening to Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz. Kubrick nailed it.

[megawatts]

When they realize autopilot is still in beta

[kathypetro]

Uuuuaoooo que emocionante todo esto Elon es un genio y muy guapo

[nickolimorales]

That's one small step for man and one gigantic step for technology...

[radvlad]

Wait was that the real footage or the reenactment?

[kirkmason]

As important and informative news media has been covering this historical event, they failed to show the first stage landing of the reusable rocket which is as important for future flights.

[fredriikforkbeard]

Next time I want to see some drone shots from outside. Make it so.

[Qbrezzy]

never forget they are supposed to be doing this at 17, 000 MPH hahahahahahahahah

[luckyea]

The Soyuz spacecraft flew to the ISS in 3 hours, and the SpaceX Crew Dragon in 19 hours.

Why fly so fast? Firstly, it will make flights cheaper - there will be no need for the work of several dozen specialists who do not crawl out for days from the Flight Control Center. In addition, it will benefit the astronauts - getting used to weightlessness is much better to endure in the spacious compartments of the ISS than in a cramped spacecraft, but even this is not the main thing.

The main thing is that this method of flying will be useful in the near future, when new orbital stations appear. And if now cosmonauts have nowhere to wait for help, then in the near future it will be possible to create an emergency rocket, requiring only refueling and calculation. And within a few hours, specialists can arrive at the orbital station to provide assistance.

[SpaceFactsWax]

Thank you for sharing. I got to witness a rocket launch in 2018. Incredible experience. I uploaded a pretty cool clip of the trip to my page.

[royaltii_]

Real Star Wars in existence. MAY 🌈🖤 FORCE🖤 BE W YOU💕✨🔥💨‼️💚

[Lamazed]

Wonder how the flat earthers will react

[RadFingerz]

How did the station get to space anyone??

[garciabeto]

it would suck if one of those took covid 19 on soace station

[FreeOpenTruth]

So even though the ISS is zipping across the world at thousands of miles per hour, somehow it can be docked at ever so gently? Why couldn't we see the Earth?