SpaceX launches Crew-13 to international space station
SpaceX launched Crew-13 for NASA after a three-week delay to repair a leaking fuel system on its Dragon capsule, and the four-person team docked at the International Space Station after an eight-hour transit that set a U.S. record. The crew includes commander Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, and newcomers Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk of Canada, and Sergey Teteryatnikov of Russia. Kutryk will be a father while in orbit. The flight was SpaceX's 13th crew launch for NASA and came during a week of multiple SpaceX launches, including Starship reaching orbit.
Crew-13 reached the ISS in eight hours, setting a U.S. speed record.
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The launch followed a three-week delay to fix a leaking fuel system on the Dragon…
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