14 DAY TRIAL // After a wild launch, the Dragon spacecraft has successfully berthed with the International Space Station and astronauts are already unloading the cargo of supplies and experiments.
The spacecraft had some problems shortly after separating from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that carried it into orbit.
Three of its four thrusters failed to ignite preventing it from rising to the altitude of the ISS for the meetup.
The issue was eventually resolved and the Dragon continued its mission, but the rendezvous was postponed by a day.
Star astronaut Chris Hadfield grabbed the Dragon with the Canadarm2 robot arm and guided into place for docking. He live-tweeted the experience and shot several photos of the spacecraft approaching the ISS.
It will take a few days for the 575 kilograms (1,268 pounds) of supplies to be unloaded. The Dragon is carrying food and other supplies for the ISS as well as scientific experiments. Hadfield was most thrilled by the "fresh fruit, notes from friends, and peanut butter."
It will take several days more for the 1,210 kilograms (2,668 pounds) of experiments that are heading back to Earth to be loaded into the craft. The Dragon will splash down in the Pacific on March 25.
