SpaceX has released a browser-based simulator of the docking of a manned Crew Dragon with the ISS

SpaceX has launched simulator a browser-based Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station (ISS). This is reported in the NASA blog.

The first manned flight of Crew Dragon to the ISS is scheduled for May 27. The docking of the spacecraft with the ISS will take place in fully automatic mode, but astronauts can switch to manual control.

The simulator is the actual interface that the astronauts would then use.

According to TechCrunch, the simulator is quite simple. The buttons allow you to align the ship's orientation vertically and horizontally. “Ultimately, the main thing you need is patience,” the publication notes.

The head of NASA, Jim Bridenstine , tested the simulator, according to him, he managed to dock the Crew Dragon and the ISS the first time.

• The Crew Dragon is a manned spacecraft designed by SpaceX for NASA to send astronauts to the ISS. Now only Russian "Unions" are used for this. One seat on the ship costs about $80 million for NASA.