00:00So Dragon will reach that waypoint 2. In just a few moments we should hear that
00:06confirmation and we'll hear that they're standing by for that hold and
00:10then once ready Dragon will begin its final approach and that final approach
00:15process takes about four minutes and during that period we will hear the
00:19call out for CHOP which stands for Crew Hands Off Point and this call occurs
00:24when the spacecraft is about two meters away from the docking port.
00:30And just a minute ago on your screen you could actually see the docking target
00:38which is that crosshair target on the International Space Station and Dragon is
00:46continuing to approach in closer it's about three meters away so in one meter
00:51we will hear that call for CHOP or Crew Hands Off Point.
00:54And we heard that call for CHOP and just standing by for initial contact and capture.
01:10One meter.
01:12Freedom.
01:14Space X on the bay.
01:16Freedom.
01:18Space X on the bay.
01:20Freedom.
01:33Space X on the bay.
01:34Freedom.
01:36Freedom, SpaceX on the Big Loop, self-capture complete.
01:46And at 625 AM Central, 725 AM Eastern, we have confirmation of initial contact and capture.
01:59At that time, the International Space Station and Dragon were flying approximately 260 statute
02:04miles over the south part of Brazil.
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