Saturday, May 2, 2026

SpaceX capsule arrival brings space station population to 11

The International Space Station’s population swelled to 11 today with the arrival of SpaceX’s third crew capsule in less than a year, CBC reports  All of the astronauts — representing the U.S., Russia, Japan and France — managed to squeeze into camera view for a congratulatory call from the leaders of their space agencies. A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the space station a day after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule docked autonomously with the orbiting outpost more than 420 kilometres above the Indian Ocean.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/space-station-population-spacex-1.6001084

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