Crew Dragon docks with ISS in record time, carrying Russian cosmonaut and international crew
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The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk docked with the International Space Station after a record-breaking seven-hour and 55-minute flight from Cape Canaveral, marking the fastest crewed journey to the ISS in history.
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Why It Matters
The Crew Dragon spacecraft is developed by SpaceX under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission, Crew-13, includes international participation from NASA, Roscosmos, and the Canadian Space Agency.
NEW YORK, October 2. /TASS/. The crew of US spacecraft Crew Dragon, which includes Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, entered the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said in a live broadcast on YouTube.
"I want to thank you for this opportunity. Thank you, NASA, SpaceX, Roscosmos," the Russian cosmonaut said.
The spacecraft was launched atop the Falcon 9 carrier rocket from Cape Canaveral at 3:10 p.m. GMT. Therefore, the flight to the orbital station took seven hours and 55 minutes, which makes it the fastest journey to the ISS in the history of manned spaceflights.
The docking with the ISS took place at 11:05 p.m. GMT on Thursday.
The Crew 13 mission includes Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. They are expected to spend around six months aboard the ISS.
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The crew will conduct approximately six months of scientific research and maintenance aboard the ISS before returning to Earth.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific scientific experiments will the crew conduct during their six-month stay?
- How will this record-breaking flight time influence future mission planning for ISS crew rotations?
- Are there any technical details about the Falcon 9 launch or Crew Dragon performance that contributed to the shortened transit time?
