Crew Dragon ship undocked from ISS

NASA: Manned Spacecraft Crew Dragon Undocks Successfully From ISS … Astronaut Kimbrow is in command of the crew. The broadcast was conducted by NASA.

Before deorbiting, the spacecraft will fly around the station for the first time. To do this, after undocking, the spacecraft will move to a safe distance from the ISS – about 200 meters – after which it will fly around the International Space Station on its own thrust in autopilot mode to take photographs of the entire station outside.

NASA stressed, that this will be done for the first time since 2011. The ability to circle the station was one of NASA's technical requirements for SpaceX for certification of the spacecraft.

In September, NASA announced that the third and fourth missions to deliver people to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Crew Dragon spacecraft will be sent to near-earth orbit of American, European and Japanese astronauts, as well as another unnamed crew member.

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