SpaceX launch: Crew 3 docks with ISS
By DW
17 November 2021 |
10:50 am
The four SpaceX crew members arrived at the International Space Station after a journey of about 21 hours, to begin a six-month research trip. Flight commander Raja Chari said the ISS was "a pretty glorious sight."
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