NASA Crew-13 Arrives at ISS in Record Time
NASA’s Crew-13 successfully docks at the ISS after the fastest U.S. launch-to-docking in history.
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NASA’s Crew-13 has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) following their nearly 8-hour journey, marking the fastest launch-to-docking of a U.S. spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, arrived at the ISS at 7:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday.
According to NASA, the mission took 7 hours and 55 minutes, setting a new record for the fastest launch-to-docking of a U.S. spacecraft in the history of the International Space Station. Following standard procedures, the crew entered the ISS after the hatch of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft opened at 9:19 p.m. This arrival brings the total number of people living onboard the ISS to 11.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, with the rocket’s first stage successfully separating and landing back on Earth. Crew-13 is set to take over mission responsibilities from the departing Crew-12 crew members on Sunday.
“Welcome aboard!” NASA posted to social media on Thursday. “After nearly eight hours in flight, Crew-13 arrived at the [ISS], where they will spend the next several months conducting experiments on science and tech to benefit life on Earth and in space.”
Docking confirmed! pic.twitter.com/Y1xwyaevSL
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, with the rocket’s first stage successfully separating and landing back on Earth.
Crew-13, who brought the number of people living onboard the ISS to 11, are set to take over the mission responsibilities on Sunday from the departing Crew-12 crew members.
Welcome aboard! 🙌 After nearly eight hours in flight, Crew-13 arrived at the @Space_Station , where they will spend the next several months conducting experiments on science and tech to benefit life on Earth and in space. pic.twitter.com/2bTqsLFWa6
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