A record-breaking arrival at the International Space Station
In short: Witness the historic moment a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft achieved the fastest launch-to-docking in ISS history, bringing a new crew to the Harmony module.
At 7:05 p.m., the station welcomed NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA's Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos's Sergey Teteryatnikov. EDT. They docked to the forward port of the Harmony module, completing the journey in just 7 hours and 55 minutes. This quick arrival established a fresh record for the swiftest transition from launch to docking for a U.S. vessel, within the entire history of the International Space Station.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: New Crew Docks to the Space Station
- Also: Dragon Docks Bringing SpaceX Crew-13 to Station - NASA
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