2012 - The SpaceX Dragon space capsule -- launched aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle -- was the first private spacecraft to successfully dock with another spacecraft .
Was also the first private capsule to dock at the International Space Station .
2012 - The SpaceX Dragon space capsule -- launched aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle -- was the first private spacecraft to successfully dock with another spacecraft , and was also the first private capsule to dock at the International Space Station .