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Aboard the space station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a>, David Saint-Jacques<\/a> of the Canadian Space Agency, and Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 58 commander Oleg Kononenko<\/a> opened the hatch between the Crew Dragon and the orbital laboratory at 8:07 a.m. EST.<\/p>\n The crew members opened the hatch to Crew Dragon following standard leak checks and pressurization since the spacecraft completed its hard dock to the station at 6:02 a.m., the first autonomous docking of any U.S. spacecraft to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n In addition to carrying Ripley, an anthropomorphic test device outfitted with sensors to provide data about potential effects on future astronauts who will travel in the Crew Dragon. NASA also sent more than 400 pounds of crew supplies and equipment to the space station, including bulk overwrap bags containing more than 1,000 food and drink<\/a> packages for the crew.<\/p>\n For operational missions, Crew Dragon will be able to launch as many as four crew members and carry more than 220 pounds of cargo, enabling the expansion of the inhabitants of the space station, increasing the time dedicated to research<\/a> in the unique microgravity environment, and returning more science back to Earth.<\/p>\n The Expedition 58 crew members will host a welcoming ceremony for the Crew Dragon that will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/u><\/a> beginning at 10:45 a.m.<\/p>\n More details about the mission and NASA\u2019s commercial crew program can be found in the press kit online<\/u><\/a> and by following the commercial crew blog<\/u><\/a>, @commercial_crew<\/u><\/a> and commercial crew on Facebook<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following\u00a0@space_station<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0@ISS_Research<\/u><\/a>\u00a0on Twitter as well as the\u00a0ISS Facebook<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ISS Instagram<\/u><\/a>\u00a0accounts.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aboard the space station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a>, David Saint-Jacques<\/a> of the Canadian Space Agency, and Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 58 commander Oleg Kononenko<\/a> opened the hatch between the Crew Dragon and the orbital laboratory at 8:07 a.m. EST.<\/p>\n The crew members opened the hatch to Crew Dragon following standard leak checks and pressurization since the spacecraft completed its hard dock to the station at 6:02 a.m., the first autonomous docking of any U.S. spacecraft to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n In addition to carrying Ripley, an anthropomorphic test device outfitted with sensors to provide data about potential effects on future astronauts who will travel in the Crew Dragon. NASA also sent more than 400 pounds of crew supplies and equipment to the space station, including bulk overwrap bags containing more than \u2026 Continue reading SpaceX Crew Dragon Hatch Open<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Expedition 58 crew members enter the SpaceX Crew Dragon for the first time. They are wearing protective gear to avoid breathing particulate matter that may shaken loose during launch. <\/p>\n