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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), delivering a four-member Crew-10 team that will take part in scientific research and technical operations. The mission, a joint effort by NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Roscosmos, is part of the ongoing collaboration aboard the ISS.

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov arrived at the station while it was orbiting approximately 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. After the spacecraft docked with the forward port of the Harmony module, crew members began procedures to check the airtight seal between Dragon and the ISS. The hatch is scheduled to open at 1:45 a.m. ET on Sunday, allowing the Crew-10 team to enter the station and integrate with the current ISS crew.

The newcomers will join Expedition 72, which already includes NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Don Pettit, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, alongside Russian cosmonauts Alexander Gorbunov, Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Wagner. With their arrival, the total crew onboard will temporarily increase to 11 before some members of the previous expedition return to Earth.

Crew-10 will remain in orbit for several months, during which they will conduct a range of scientific studies and technical operations aimed at advancing space exploration. Over the coming days, Crew-9 will begin transferring responsibilities to Crew-10 before returning home. The mission is being streamed live on NASA+, providing real-time coverage of the docking and hatch opening.

The mission follows the recent Falcon 9 launch from Florida, which sent Crew Dragon into orbit. The mission also aims to return astronauts who were previously stranded on the ISS due to technical difficulties.