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On Monday, astronauts successfully moved the SpaceX Crew-1 spacecraft from the front port of the International Space Station (ISS) Harmony module to the space-oriented port.
This is the first relocation of a commercial crew port to the ISS. The maneuver was carried out in preparation for the arrival of the next crew later this month. Harmony’s forward port will be used to dock their SpaceX Crew-2 spacecraft.
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Four astronauts successfully undocked and re-docked Resilience in 38 minutes
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The relocation maneuver was carried out by NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft named Resilience was moved in 38 minutes, ending at 11:08 a.m. GMT.
Another Crew Dragon spacecraft named Endeavor will bring the new ISS crew on board as part of the Crew-2 mission.
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The docking port is released for the launch of the Crew-2 spacecraft on April 22
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The incoming crew is made up of NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
These astronauts will take off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 22.
Unlike the March 19 Soyuz MS-17 relocation maneuver which required manual flight, the Crew Dragon operates autonomously.
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SpaceX to renovate Resilience spacecraft for first fully civilian spaceflight
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Crew-1 is expected to return to Earth in late April or early May. Earlier this week, SpaceX announced plans to refurbish the Resilience spacecraft for the first fully civilian spaceflight led by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.
Once Resilience returns from the ISS, the empty Harmony port facing space on the ISS will be used to dock a Dragon cargo spaceship.
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NASA-SpaceX commercial crew program to send six crews to the ISS
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When docked later this summer, the Dragon spacecraft will bring supplies and the first set of new solar panels to the ISS.
Meanwhile, the Crew-1 mission is the first of six certified crew missions planned by NASA and SpaceX under the Commercial Crew program.
In fact, the Crew Dragon capsule that was moved was designed specifically for this program.
