Technology & Science: Space station shifts its orbit to make speedy crew rendezvous possible

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Space station shifts its orbit to make speedy crew rendezvous possible Mar 28th 2013, 01:00 For more than 30 years, Russian spaceships have taken two days to dock with their target — but on Thursday, the travel time for a Soyuz capsule carrying three spacefliers to the International Space Station is being trimmed to six hours.Has the Soyuz suddenly become speedier? Not really.The Soyuz itself won't fly any faster when it's sent into space at 4:43 p.m. ET from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome... Media files: 2B6666838-130327-science-soyuz2-550p.standard.jpg 2B6666837-130327-science-soyuz1-550p.standard.jpg

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