SpaceX crew arrives at ISS as a part of plan to return astronauts

A SpaceX capsule carrying a brand new crew has docked on the Worldwide House Station (ISS), paving the best way for astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return residence.

The pair had been resulting from be on the ISS for under eight days, however due to technical points with the experimental spacecraft they arrived on, they’ve been there for greater than 9 months.

Dwell footage confirmed the SpaceX Crew Dragon docking with the ISS and opening a hatch. Shortly after 0545 GMT, the astronauts embraced and hugged their counterparts in zero gravity.