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SpaceX Crew-1 mission broke a spacecraft longevity record – Yahoo Finance Australia

SpaceX Crew-1 broke the record for the longest mission duration for a US spacecraft when the capsule returned to Earth.

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The SpaceX Crew-1 mission has returned safely to Earth and shattered a record in the process. NASA has confirmed that Crew-1 broke a record for the longest mission duration for a crewed American spacecraft, with the Crew Dragon capsule Resilience lasting 168 days in orbit before splashdown off the coast of Florida at 2:56AM Eastern. The previous best was set back in February 1974, when the last Skylab crew spent slightly more than 84 days on their mission.
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