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      <title>SpaceX Crew-13 docks at ISS in record 7 hours 55 minutes, fastest U.S. flight yet</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>NASA confirms Crew-13's Dragon Grace docked with the International Space Station just 7 hours 55 minutes after liftoff — the fastest launch-to-docking of any U.S. spacecraft in station history.</description>
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      <title>SpaceX Crew-13 launches to space station in record-fast eight-hour dash</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SpaceX's Crew-13 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:10 a.m. EDT aboard Dragon Grace, with Jessica Watkins becoming the first NASA astronaut to fly twice aboard a Crew Dragon — docking is set for about 7 p.m., a US record.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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      <source url="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/10/01/nasas-spacex-crew-13-secured-inside-dragon-spacecraft-ready-for-hatch-closure/">NASA / Reuters</source>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>NASA has set no earlier than December 2026 for an uncrewed Boeing Starliner flight to the ISS, naming astronaut Woody Hoburg to command the first crewed return, Starliner-2, planned for 2028.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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      <source url="https://www.exterrajsc.com/p/uncrewed-starliner-flight-targeted">The Journal of Space Commerce (Ex Terra JSC)</source>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>NASA and Boeing leaders will brief on Starliner's development and plans for regular ISS crew flights at 3pm EDT on Monday 28 September.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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