SpaceX Crew-13 Reaches Orbit, Heads for Record-Fast ISS Docking
NASA says four astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew-13 mission are expected to reach the International Space Station in just under eight hours, the fastest launch-to-docking time yet.
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission has reached orbit and is headed for what the space agency says will be its fastest-ever launch-to-docking time with the International Space Station, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
Four astronauts aboard the mission are due to reach the station in just under eight hours, the report said, citing NASA.
Anadolu Agency's report did not name the individual crew members or specify the mission's planned duration aboard the ISS.
SpaceX has conducted a series of crewed missions to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program, with docking times having generally shortened as mission profiles have been refined.
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- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 reaches orbit, heads for record-fast ISS docking — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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