In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 image from video made available by SpaceX, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, background left, and Doug Hurley sit in the Crew Dragon capsule as the launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., is aborted due to weather problems. (SpaceX via AP)
In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 image from video made available by SpaceX, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, background left, and Doug Hurley sit in the Crew Dragon capsule as the launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., is aborted due to weather problems. (SpaceX via AP) SpaceX via Associated Press
Herb Scribner
By Herb Scribner

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley left the SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule on Sunday and successfully arrived in the International Space Station.

What happened:

  • The SpaceX Crew Dragon had a successful launch Saturday, sending two NASA astronauts into space to the International Space Station.
  • The station docked on Sunday afternoon at around 11:02 a.m. MT.
  • The astronauts joined the Expedition 63 crew, which includes commander and fellow NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner from the Russian space agency Roscosmos, according to CBC.
  • The crew will spend several months up there.

Watch the video footage:

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CNN shared video footage of Hurley and Behnken leaving the SpaceX Crew Dragon and entering the ISS:

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