SpaceX Dragon Docking Attempt Succeeds

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SpaceX sucessfully docked its unmanned Dragon cargo vessel with the International Space Station at 9:56 am ET, making history as the first-ever private company to complete the docking procedure. Here’s a screenshot from NASA’s live feed from the space station, showing the Dragon (top) being grasped by the station’s robotic arm (bottom):  

Here’s another view from a different camera further out on the space station. 

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