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Dragon Cargo Berths to ISS Harmony Using Canadarm2

9/7/2026

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  • SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft approached the International Space Station on May 25, 2012.
  • Expedition 31 engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers used Canadarm2 to grapple and berth Dragon to Harmony.
  • Dragon was scheduled to remain docked for about one week.
  • Elon Musk set a late-2027 target for launching orbital data-center services.
  • Blaine Curcio said a 2030s timeline is realistic, noting SpaceX previously disproved 10,000-satellite doubts.