SpaceX Crew-13 Reaches ISS in 7 Hours 55 Minutes, Setting U.S. Record

On Oct. 1, 2026, SpaceX's Crew Dragon for the Crew-13 mission docked with the ISS just 7 hours 55 minutes after launching from Florida, the fastest launch-to-docking by a U.S. spacecraft. The record was enabled by favorable orbital geometry rather than engine power; Russia's Soyuz still holds the overall ISS record at about 3 hours in 2020.

• Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:10 a.m. EDT and docked at Harmony at 7:05 p.m. EDT
• Previous U.S. crewed record was 14 hours 43 minutes by Crew-11
• Soyuz holds the overall ISS record at about 3 hours 3 minutes (2020)
• The result depended on orbital geometry, not engine power