Capsule Endeavor docks with the ISS - Doug and Bob climb aboard...

What a fantastic display of absolute perfection. From NASA and SpaceX we get the first commercial human spaceflight aboard the Falcon 9 workhorse. Crew Dragon capsule, renamed to Endeavor by Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken smoothly docked with the ISS Saturday morning. Within an hour they opened up the vestibule and clambered aboard the ISS welcomed by the current Commander, Chris Cassidy.

Doug & Bob join Cmd. Chris Cassidy, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner aboard the ISS.

And to give you a perspective of how busy the ISS is today, here’s a shot of 5 spaceships docked at the ISS today.. how’s that for an episode of Deep Space Nine ? 😀

Back to space from America: SpaceX & NASA make it real

UPDATE: Today’s DEMO-2 launch has been scrubbed due to inclement weather down range. Next launch window is May 30, Saturday at 3:22 EDT.

We are launching astronauts from Pad 39A again ! After almost 10 years, NASA and SpaceX collaborate to send astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the iSS from the Falcon 9 spacecraft.

Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon on launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral Pic courtesy @spacex

They are all suited up in their new beautiful movie like spacesuits. I can imagine a lot of kids around the world are making their own copy-cat spacesuits for cosplay and launching their own imaginary expeditions to space.

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Pic courtesy @airandspace

I have not been this excited since I saw the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land itself back onto their launch pad. That was a surreal moment. And this launch today is just giving me the chills.

It’s a go for launch at 4.33 EDT. Watch it live here. 🤞 🚀

UPDATE: Today’s DEMO-2 launch has been scrubbed due to inclement weather down range. Next launch window is May 30, Saturday at 3:22 EDT.