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Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 3 developments

Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. NASA, SpaceX set for Crew-13 launch to International Space Station

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

  2. SpaceX's Crew-13 reaches space station in record-fast trip as mission begins

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

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    Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

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Reports & sources

64 articles, oldest first.

  1. CW 39 Houston

    Houston's NASA team prepares for Crew-13 launch to space station (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch Thursday morning from Florida. How to see it LIVE.

  2. SciTech Daily

    NASA, SpaceX Crew-13 Could Reach the Space Station in Less Than 9 Hours (opens SciTech Daily)

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    SciTech Daily's feed description

    NASA and SpaceX are nearing launch of Crew-13, a four-person mission that could reach the International Space Station in less than nine hours. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 1, as the earliest opportunity to launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Sta…

  3. SciTech Daily

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Could Reach the ISS in Record Time – Watch Live (opens SciTech Daily)

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    SciTech Daily's feed description

    NASA’s Crew-13 could set a new U.S. record by reaching the International Space Station in just 7 hours and 50 minutes. NASA will broadcast the major events surrounding its SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, including preparations before liftoff, the launch itself, and the spa…

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    NASA, SpaceX set for Crew-13 launch to International Space Station (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting 11:10 a.m. Thursday for the launch of the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on fast track to International Space Station (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov walk out from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their scheduled launch aboard a SpaceX Falco…

  6. Bloomberg

    SpaceX Set to Launch New Crew for NASA on Dragon Craft (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    SpaceX is poised to launch a new crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, as questions swirl over the company’s plans for the future of its human spaceflight program.

  7. News Nation Now

    Crew-13 astronauts, 130 payloads set for Space X launches (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    The Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch shortly after 11 a.m. E.T., carrying four astronauts from three space agencies.

  8. Phl17

    LIVE: Crew-13 astronauts, 130 payloads set for Space X launches (opens Phl17)

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    Phl17's feed description

    The Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch shortly after 11 a.m. E.T., carrying four astronauts from three space agencies.

  9. CW 39 Houston

    LIVE: Space X launching astronauts, 130 payloads in 2 missions (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    SpaceX planned two very different missions Thursday — one carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station and another sending more than 100 satellites and other payloads into orbit.

  10. BRPROUD Baton Rouge

    LIVE: Crew-13 astronauts, 130 payloads set for SpaceX launches (opens BRPROUD Baton Rouge)

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    BRPROUD Baton Rouge's feed description

    The Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch shortly after 11 a.m. E.T., carrying four astronauts from three space agencies.

  11. KTSM 9 News

    Space X launching astronauts, 130 payloads in 2 missions (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    KTSM 9 News's feed description

    SpaceX planned two very different missions Thursday — one carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station and another sending more than 100 satellites and other payloads into orbit.

  12. UPI

    SpaceX set to launch NASA's Crew-13 to ISS (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    NASA and SpaceX are ready to launch the Falcon 9 rocket to take four crew members to the International Space Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday.

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station

  14. NPR

    New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

  15. CBS News

    Crew launches to space station with astronaut who'll miss birth of 3rd child (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    With the arrival of four fresh space station crew members, four others will head for home after 237 days in orbit.

  16. ABC News

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 launches as astronaut brings 100-year-old heirloom on trip (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The crew launched to the International Space Station on Thursday morning.

  17. FOX Business

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 launches mission to International Space Station (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The NASA SpaceX Crew-13 mission is heading to the International Space Station after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

  18. Fortune

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

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    Fortune's feed description

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

  19. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: NASA launches Crew-13 to International Space Station (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away.

  20. ABC 7 Chicago

    Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.

  21. FOX 35 Orlando

    SpaceX's Crew-13 reaches space station in record-fast trip as mission begins (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Four astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station after completing the fastest crewed flight by a U.S. spacecraft, reaching the orbiting laboratory about eight hours after launching from Florida .

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    SpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida >> A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday with a crew of two U.S. astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International Space Station for a science mission devoted to human health and performance in orbit.

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    SpaceX launches four for space station stay (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.

  24. West Hawaii Today

    Skies open up to let SpaceX, NASA send Crew-13 to space (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Florida weather was dicey all morning, but cleared enough to let SpaceX and NASA launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.

  25. WFLA

    Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on quickest US express flight yet (opens WFLA)

    Published

    WFLA's feed description

    Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.

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