SpaceX by Elon Musk: Crew Dragon 2's direct launch to the ISS with 4 astronauts on board
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April 24, 2021 SpaceX's Crew Dragon shuttle docked with the International Space Station's Harmony module. The Crew2 mission, the second one managed by Elon Musk's company on behalf of NASA, has reached its destination.
Launched at 11.40 am on 23 April, the Crew Dragon has a crew of four space veterans, including Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly a private company vehicle. In command of the shuttle is the American Robert Shane Kimbrough, with the pilot Megan McArthur, also of NASA, and Akihiko Hoshide, of the Japanese space agency Jaxa.