Crew Dragon docks with ISS in fastest-ever crewed flight to the station
A Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying a Russian cosmonaut reached the International Space Station in just under eight hours, the fastest crewed transit in spaceflight history.
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A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying a Russian cosmonaut has docked with the International Space Station after a flight lasting seven hours and 55 minutes, according to TASS.
The agency said the transit time makes it the fastest journey to the ISS in the history of crewed spaceflight.
Further details about the crew roster, mission objectives, or docking procedure were not included in the available reporting.
Crew Dragon missions to the ISS have typically taken considerably longer, with transit times on past flights often spanning additional hours before docking.
TASS reported the docking as part of its ongoing coverage of Russian involvement in international space missions.
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