SpaceX Dragon Capsule's 1st Station Cargo Flight to Station (Photos)

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SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft Approaches ISS

NASA

Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Approaches the ISS

NASA

The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

SpaceX Dragon Commercial Cargo Craft Approaches ISS

NASA

Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft makes its relative approach to the International Space Station prior to grapple by the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, controlled by Expedition 33 crew members. This image was taken Oct. 10, 2012.

Attached to Harmony Node

NASA

Attached to the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2012.

Astronaut Sunita Williams Snaps a Photo of SpaceX's Dragon

NASA

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander, uses a still camera to photograph the Canadarm2 robotic arm's Latching End Effector (LEE) from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2012.

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