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> As a result, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore had to assume manual control of the crew capsule for a while before it went back into its autonomous mode

Is there a video of this? Bet it was nail biting.

Kudos they pulled it off given all that went wrong.

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He trained for hundreds of hours to fly the capsule manually and the docking process is excruciatingly slow so it's probably not that stressful. Even when everything is working they let the astronauts have a little manual control as a treat.

I don't know. I pictured it like the landing scene from airplane and I'm sticking with it.

> He trained for hundreds of hours to fly the capsule manually and the docking process is excruciatingly slow

_COME ON TARS!_

You can try it yourself here -> https://iss-sim.spacex.com/

Protips: Watch your instruments and take it super slow!

Seems pretty easy by orientating first and then just translating into position with some patience.

Would be good if there were modes where it randomly breaks n thrusters so you are forced to get creative.

> Would be good if there were modes where it randomly breaks n thrusters so you are forced to get creative

Or rates you on your time to approach vs fuel efficiency.

Don’t doubt they were well prepared but I can’t imagine what it would be like to learn to drive virtually and then do my first test drive on the edge of the earths atmosphere

Why not try for yourself: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/

You know you can always rely on a guy named "Butch Wilmore" to take control when shit hits the fan.

Butch "Space Cowboy" Wilmore

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