New Crew From US, Russia, and UAE Arrives at Space Station

The four astronauts including United Arab Emirates' Sultan al-Neyadi, (3rd-L), gather during the welcoming ceremony, on the International Space Station, on March 3, 2023. NASA TV via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month mission, after overcoming trouble with one of the capsule’s docking hooks.

The SpaceX capsule and its four astronauts had to wait 65 feet (20 meters) from the orbiting lab, as flight controllers in California scrambled to come up with a software fix.