---
title: "Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS"
description: "SpaceX's Crew Dragon just autonomously docked with the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board."
date: "2020-05-31"
modified: "2020-05-31"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-dock-iss"
categories:
  - "Crew Dragon"
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
tags:
  - "international space station"
  - "iss"
  - "NASA"
  - "SpaceX"
---

# Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-dock-autonomously-iss.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: NASA\</em\>*

SpaceX's Crew Dragon just autonomously docked with the International Space Station, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board, at 10:16 a.m. EDT.

It's a historic moment: the first time in the history of spaceflight that astronauts have made it to orbit — nevermind a space station — inside a commercial vehicle.

"Dragon arriving," said NASA commander Chris Cassidy, who's part of the space station's current crew, as the vehicle docked. "Crew Expedition 63 is honored to welcome Dragon and the Commercial Crew program to aboard the International Space Station, Bob and Doug. Glad to have you as part of the crew."

https://youtu.be/pyNl87mXOkc

While it's a major milestone in SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, both astronauts still have to make it back through the Earth's atmosphere inside the spacecraft and safely return to the surface, after their mission at the space station is finished.

https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1267098870921773057

It's a familiar sight: SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has [already autonomously docked](<https://futurism.com/spacex-crew-dragon-dock-iss>) with the space station in March of last year — albeit with only a dummy dubbed Ripley on board.

On Saturday, NASA astronauts Behnken and Hurley could be seen fist bumping as they reached orbit on board the Crew Dragon after launching from historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The futuristic spacecraft is capable of carrying out the entire docking maneuver by itself, but can also hand over the reins to its human passengers if need be.

**READ MORE:** *[SpaceX Makes History: Launches NASA Astronauts Into Orbit](<https://futurism.com/spacex-launches-astronauts-into-space>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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