Dragon crews would be comfortable

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Astronauts say crews would be comfortable in Dragon

Two astronauts who helped capture and berth the Dragon supply ship said Saturday they would be comfortable flying a human-rated version of the craft on commercial flights to the International Space Station.

NASA flight engineer Don Pettit guided the space station's Canadian robotic arm to grapple the private cargo freighter Friday, three days after it blasted off from Florida on a test flight long-awaited by NASA and SpaceX, the craft's builder, owner and operator.

Joe Acaba, a former school teacher and environmental scientist, helped configure the space station's berthing system to receive the Dragon spacecraft as Pettit moved the capsule in position with the robot arm.

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Edited July 14, 2012 by Waspie_Dwarf
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