China News Service, March 30. According to Russian satellite network reports, on the 29th local time, NASA announced that the astronauts in the International Space Station plan to replace the docking berth of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 5. The purpose is to make room for the manned spacecraft to be launched in April.
Data map: At about 11 p.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2020, after 27 hours of flight, the SpaceX "Dragon" spacecraft carrying 4 astronauts completed docking with the International Space Station.
The picture shows the spacecraft approaching the International Space Station.
According to reports, the source pointed out that “in order to welcome the arrival of a new batch of astronauts and prepare for the new solar panels, the four astronauts from the SpaceX spacecraft arriving at the station for the first time will move the Crew Dragon to Another docking berth."
The report pointed out that for the Dragon spacecraft, this is the first time that the berth has been replaced.
According to reports, the purpose of changing the berth is to make room for the manned spacecraft scheduled to be launched in April.
In addition, after the astronauts lifted off in April return to the ground, the cargo Dragon spacecraft scheduled to lift off this summer will continue to use the berth.