The mission used the Crew Dragon Grace on Falcon 9 booster B1101 and marked the 21st human spaceflight for SpaceX and the 13th long duration Dragon mission. Coinciding with the flight, SpaceX completed three Falcon rocket launches and four first stage landings across California and Florida in under 13 hours. The crew's research focuses on heart disease and Parkinson's disease via human stem cell derived tissues, as well as crop production to support future missions to Mars.
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SpaceX Crew-13 Sets US Speed Record With 8 Hour ISS Trip
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Four researchers from three different nations have docked with the orbiting laboratory to begin a series of health and botanical experiments. The Crew-13 mission, consisting of two Americans, one Canadian and one Russian, arrived at the International Space Station in just 8 hours after launching from Florida on October 1. This transit duration establishes a new US speed record for journeys to the station, where the quartet will remain for 6 months.
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