SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft arrived in the vicinity of the International Space Station on Friday morning (April 17), two days after launching to the orbiting laboratory with cargo and supplies for the Expedition 43 crew.
Flight engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, assisted by commander Terry Virts, successfully captured the Dragon using the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 5:55 a.m. CDT (1055 GMT) as the station and spacecraft were traveling 257 statue miles over the Pacific Ocean just east of Japan.
Flight controllers in Houston then used the robotic arm to berth the Dragon to the station's Harmony node at 8:29 a.m. CDT.