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NASA astronaut snaps dazzling Crew Dragon photo from ISS

The SpaceX capsule stars in a stunner of an image.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station.

NASA/Anne McClain

"The dawn of a new era in human spaceflight," NASA astronaut Anne McClain tweeted Sunday, along with a breath-taking image. 


McClain's artistic view reveals the curved horizon line of the Earth with the Crew Dragon perfectly positioned as a shadow against the glow.

This has been a weekend full of space firsts as NASA's Commercial Crew Program took a big step toward launching astronauts from US soil for the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. 


While NASA broadcast video of everything from the launch to the docking, McClain's image of the capsule nearing the ISS should stand out as one of the most memorable documents of the Demo-1 test flight. It's a beautiful photo that ties together all the pieces of the mission: Earth, Crew Dragon and the ISS.
