Don Pettit(@astro_Pettit):Dragon D1, the first SpaceX cargo vehicle, photographed on approach to the ISS as we orbited great thunderstorms. This spacecraft required manual berthing with the robotic arm as it could not autonomously dock! The design has come a long way in 14 years!

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Don Pettit@astro_Pettit

2026.10.15 10:57

Dragon D1, the first SpaceX cargo vehicle, photographed on approach to the ISS as we orbited great thunderstorms. This spacecraft required manual berthing with the robotic arm as it could not autonomously dock! The design has come a long way in 14 years!