ISS Robotic Arm Captures Dragon Capsule 147
puddingebola writes "From the aricle, 'The SpaceX Dragon capsule has been successfully grabbed by the International Space Station, marking the first time a private American space flight has run a supply mission to the orbiting platform. The crew of the ISS snatched Dragon out of orbit ahead of schedule, using the space station's robotic arm to guide the capsule in after its careful approach.' NASA has also posted video of the docking."
just a thought... (Score:5, Funny)
I don't have time to read all the details, but I don't think we should be messing with any dragons.
I've read enough books to know it usually doesn't end well.
Ahead of schedule capture (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone else think that the reason they got it done so fast was the little freezer full of ice cream on board?
Re:Automatic Docking? (Score:2, Funny)
Soyuz was docking automatically with the ISS in 1970? You've answered your own question. Soyuz has been around a long time. The bugs have been worked out (for the most part). Dragon has been to the ISS twice and has been in operation for only a year or so. There's no reason to rush automatic docking and a huge reason to not rush it. You know, breaking the ISS and killing everyone inside if it goes wrong. ISS crashing to earth crushing a family of 20.