SpaceX's 1st upgraded Dragon cargo ship docks itself at space station with science, goodies and new airlock

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A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station today (Dec. 7) to deliver vital supplies for NASA and try something brand-new: park itself without the help of astronauts.

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The article says "SpaceX's Dragon CRS-21 mission is the first supply ship to dock with the International Space Station without the help of astronauts, who typically use the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple incoming cargo vessels and manually attach them to the station "

That a bit inaccurate, it's only the first SpaceX Dragon supply ship to dock with the ISS without using the Canadarm 2 robotic arm, both the Russian Progress supply ships and ESA's ATV cargo vessels dock autonomously and don't use the Canadarm2.