SpaceX Dargon cargo vehicle finally docks with International Space Station

SpaceX Dargon spacecraft carrying an unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts has safely arrived at International Space Station on Thursday.

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Florida: SpaceX Dargon spacecraft carrying an unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts has safely arrived at International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.

Dargon cargo vehicle is finally attached to the space station, after one day delay due to a GPS problem.

NASA commentator said,'This time, the Dragon cargo ship made a perfect approach to the capture point and was grabbed by the station`s robotic arm at 5:44 am (1044 GMT).'

ISS astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Shane Kimbrough of the United States captured the Dragon by operating the 57-foot (18 meter) robotic arm and will be berthed to the station and unpacked later Thursday.

"We had a great capture," Kimbrough said. "Thomas did an awesome job."

The gum-drop shaped Dragon vessel is packed with more than 5,000 pounds (2,267 kilograms) of food, gear and science experiments for the six astronauts living at the orbiting space station.

"Congratulations Dragon on a successful journey from Earth and welcome aboard," said Pesquet.

The cargo launched into space Sunday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking SpaceX`s 10th resupply mission under a contract with NASA.

SpaceX is currently working on another version of the Dragon that aims to ferry people to space as early as 2018.

Since the US space shuttle program ended in 2011, the world`s astronauts have paid Russia to ride to the space station aboard the Soyuz capsules. The price tag is currently $82 million per seat.

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#Dragon is attached to station now for next 30 days. Crew opens spacecraft this afternoon to unload science. https://t.co/C7LVQGQ6Xn pic.twitter.com/EtQUFNla3A — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) February 23, 2017

(With Agency inputs)