Status Report

Dragon Capture By ISS Scheduled for 6:31 a.m. EST

By SpaceRef Editor
March 2, 2013
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Dragon Capture By ISS Scheduled for 6:31 a.m. EST

Dragon’s scheduled capture is now approximately 6:31 a.m. Eastern. NASA Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn. Once grappled, Dragon will be installed onto the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module by ground experts at mission control in Houston. The cargo vehicle will be bolted into place through commands by Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency. SpaceX’s live coverage at http://www.spacex.com/webcast begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern.

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