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SpaceX Crew-13 docks at ISS in fastest US flight yet
Original: SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts dock at ISS less than 8 hours after launch in fastest American flight ever
SpaceX's Crew-13 astronauts docked at the International Space Station less than eight hours after launching, completing the fastest American crewed flight to the orbiting lab on record. The rapid rendezvous shortens the time crews spend in cramped capsules and marks another efficiency milestone for SpaceX's commercial crew program, drawing wide attention to NASA's ongoing partnership with the company.
Why now: The record-breaking speed of the crewed docking is a notable milestone in human spaceflight.
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