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Behind the Six Hour Trip to ISS

By Staff Writers on March 29, 2013 in Rendezvous and Docking

Space Safety » Archive » Spaceflight » Rendezvous and Docking » Behind the Six Hour Trip to ISS

On March 29, the first crew enjoyed a shortened trip aboard their Soyuz TMA-08M, totaling fewer than six hours down from two days. How was this flight different? Take a look:
Find out how astronauts can now travel to the space station in hours instead of days, in this SPACE.com Infographic.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

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