SpaceX Dragon Makes History

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May 31, 2012

The Dragon has achieved a major milestone, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station.

The Dragon is grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm.

The Dragon is grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm.

The Dragon is grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft attached to the robotic arm of the International Space Station.

**Engineers oversee the Dragon’s movements in the control room.
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Astronauts at the ISS open up the Dragon’s hatch.

Astronauts inspect the Dragon and begin to unload cargo.

European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers sits inside the Dragon.

An inside view of the Dragon spacecraft.

Another inside view of the Dragon spacecraft.

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