Upon arrival, her crew was welcomed by the station’s seven-member team, including retired Navy test pilots Wilmore and Williams, who remained aboard after Starliner capsule was forced to return uncrewed due to technical issues.
The two of them have been working on scientific research and routine maintenance with the other five astronauts aboard the ISS. This month, Williams mentioned she was looking forward to returning home to see her family and two dogs.
After Dragon docks with the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, the crew aboard both the spacecraft and the space station will perform standard leak checks and pressurization procedures in preparation for opening the hatch.
“We have a lot of exciting work ahead of us that we are looking forward to. Again, thank you very much to everybody who helped us to get here,” JAXA’s Onishi stated after the docking.