Dragon will arrive at the International Space Station Wednesday, July 20, at which time NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will use the station’s 57.7-foot (17.6-meter) robotic arm to reach out and capture the spacecraft as he operates from the station’s cupola. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will serve as the backup. Ground controllers will send commands for the station’s robotic arm to install Dragon on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module. By the next day, the crew will pressurize the vestibule between the station and Dragon, and then open the hatch that leads to the forward bulkhead of Dragon. Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture July 20 will begin at 5:30 a.m. ET on NASA TV, with installation coverage set to begin at 9:45 a.m. ET.
Get the latest on the SpaceX #Dragon in a post-launch news conference. Watch: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For more information on the SpaceX CRS-9 mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/spacex.
Geraldo Nathanael.
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