Four astronauts reach ISS in record 8-hour SpaceX flight fastest US mission
- Four astronauts reached the ISS on Thursday in a record 8-hour SpaceX flight, the fastest for a US entity.
- Commander Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit on this mission.
- The crew includes Canada's Joshua Kutryk, whose wife is due to give birth in late November during his mission.
- This marked SpaceX's 13th crewed Nasa launch, with the crew embracing "Lucky 13" references throughout the mission.
Source: theguardian.com
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