SpaceX's Crew Dragon, carrying
American astronauts Bob Behnke and Doug Hurley, successfully docked with the
International Space Station on Sunday after a 19-hour journey from the Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.The mission, run jointly by
SpaceX and NASA, was the first crewed space flight launched from U.S. soil since 2011 and the first ever orchestrated by a private company.The
Crew Dragon arrived at the station a few minutes early, and Hurley and Behnken are now conducting a series of pressure and leak checks to ensure their safety before they open the hatch and enter the station. The flight went as planned, and the astronauts said the capsule performed beautifully, per The Associated Press. Watch the docking below and follow along as Behnke and Hurley prepare to enter the station here.