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<\/a>NASA astronauts\u00a0Shane Kimbrough<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Megan McArthur<\/a>, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut\u00a0Akihiko\u00a0Hoshide<\/a>, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut\u00a0Thomas\u00a0Pesquet<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon have arrived at the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n Crew-2 joins\u00a0Expedition 65 crew of crew of\u00a0Shannon Walker<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Hopkins<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0Victor Glover<\/a>, and\u00a0Mark\u00a0Vande\u00a0Hei<\/a>\u00a0of NASA, as well as\u00a0Soichi\u00a0Noguchi<\/a>\u00a0of JAXA and\u00a0Roscosmos\u00a0cosmonauts\u00a0Oleg\u00a0Novitskiy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Pyotr\u00a0Dubrov<\/a>.<\/p>\n The crew members first opened the hatch between the space station and the pressurized mating adapter at\u00a07:05 a.m. EDT then opened the hatch to Crew Dragon.<\/p>\n NASA TV will continue to provide live coverage through the welcoming ceremony with leadership from NASA, ESA and JAXA to greet the crew on station.\u00a0The welcome ceremony is targeted to begin about 7:45 a.m. with the following participants:<\/p>\n Follow along and get more information about the mission at:\u202fhttp:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/crew-2<\/a>.\u202f\u00a0Learn more about station activities by following the\u00a0space station blog<\/a>,\u00a0@space_station<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0@ISS_Research<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter as well as the\u00a0ISS Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ISS Instagram<\/a>\u00a0accounts.<\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA astronauts\u00a0Shane Kimbrough\u00a0and\u00a0Megan McArthur, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut\u00a0Akihiko\u00a0Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut\u00a0Thomas\u00a0Pesquet\u00a0\u00a0aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon have arrived at the\u00a0International Space Station. Crew-2 joins\u00a0Expedition 65 crew of crew of\u00a0Shannon Walker,\u00a0Michael Hopkins,\u00a0\u00a0Victor Glover, and\u00a0Mark\u00a0Vande\u00a0Hei\u00a0of NASA, as well as\u00a0Soichi\u00a0Noguchi\u00a0of JAXA and\u00a0Roscosmos\u00a0cosmonauts\u00a0Oleg\u00a0Novitskiy\u00a0and\u00a0Pyotr\u00a0Dubrov. The crew members first opened the hatch between the space \u2026 Continue reading \n