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SpaceX Crew-13 sets US speed record with eight-hour flight

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on October 1, 2026, after a flight lasting only eight hours, which is the fastest US mission ever recorded.

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SpaceX launched the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, setting a new US speed record for the journey.[5] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 1, 2026.[4] Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on October 1, 2026, after a flight lasting only eight hours, which is the fastest US mission ever recorded.[2] The NROL-97 mission will mark the quickest turnaround between Falcon Heavy missions, following the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for NASA on August 30.[3] SpaceX is setting up for a rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday.[1]
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  1. SpaceX is setting up for a rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  2. Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on October 1, 2026, after a flight lasting only eight hours, which is the fastest US mission ever recorded. · Diario de YucatánMexico
  3. The NROL-97 mission will mark the quickest turnaround between Falcon Heavy missions, following the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for NASA on August 30. · NASASpaceFlight.com
  4. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 1, 2026. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
  5. SpaceX launched the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, setting a new US speed record for the journey. · The GuardianUnited Kingdom
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