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SpaceX launches astronauts on record-fast 8-hour trip to ISS

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SpaceX successfully launched four astronauts, including the first Black woman to command a crewed mission to orbit, Jessica Watkins, on the SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. The flight was notably fast, taking only eight hours, and the crew will remain on the station for six months. This mission pays homage to Apollo 13, with numerous references to the number 13, and includes one astronaut, Joshua Kutryk, who will become a father while in space. AI

RANK_REASON This is a routine crewed mission launch by a commercial operator, not a novel technology release or significant industry shift.

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SpaceX launches astronauts on record-fast 8-hour trip to ISS

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press ·

    SpaceX sends 4 astronauts to the International Space Station on a record-fast 8-hour trip

    The Crew-13 astronauts will spend six months in orbit, with Jessica Watkins becoming the first Black woman to lead a crew there.

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