New crew makes the quickest US flight to ISS
The SpaceX spacecraft carrying the Crew-13 team docked with the International Space Station in 7 hours and 55 minutes, setting a new record.
On Thursday, four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew-13 mission set a new record for the fastest flight to the International Space Station (ISS) by a US spacecraft. The crew, consisting of Americans Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Joshua Kutryk, and Russian Sergey Teteryatnikov, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:10 a.m. local time.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft reached the ISS in just 7 hours and 55 minutes, breaking records for both SpaceX and any American entity, including NASA. The ISS's proximity to Earth allowed the crew to arrive more quickly than previous missions, which took over 30 hours. This crew is expected to stay at the ISS for six months, replacing the Crew-12, which is scheduled to return to Earth on Monday.
The United States and other ISS partners continue to work with Russia despite the collapse of many international cooperation agreements following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The ISS has been continuously operational for 25 years and is slated to remain in use until 2030.
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