STS and ISS in free drift

The space shuttle docked with the space station early this morning, after the belly photo op. Cake-walk for the CDR and PLT despite non-functional Ku-band system.



Briefly I considered staying up to watch but I knew it was going to be late... Docking occurred around 3 AM. Hatch opening was around 4 AM.

This is a historic event. With hatch opening, for the first time, four female astronauts are in space at the same time.