The Economic Times

SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS in record US transit, with first Black woman to lead orbital crew

On Thursday, four astronauts launched by SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey. The mission marked the fastest transit to the station by a US operator, including NASA. Commander Jessica Watkins made history as the first Black woman to lead an orbital crew. Other crew members include NASA's Luke Delaney, Canada's Joshua Kutryk, and Russia's Sergey Teteryatnikov.