A trio of astronauts reached the International Space Station in just three hours using a new fast track maneuver.
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a NASA base with Kate Rubins, Roscosmos Sergei Ryzykov and Sergei Kud-Severchko in Kazakhstan.
The launch used a two-orbit, three hours, for the first time.
Previously, it took twice as long to reach the station.
NASA tweeted after launching at 4:45 a.m., the trio successfully docked with ESS at 4:48 p.m.
They will be joined by station commander Chris Cassadi, as well as astronauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Evan Wagner, who have been passengers since April and are scheduled to return to Earth next week.
At a news conference before the inauguration, Ms Rubin said Kron spent several weeks at the Star City training facility outside Moscow and then at Baiknur to make sure they did not get the virus.
They will spend six months on the space station about 253 miles (408 kilometers) from Earth.
The mission followed the launch in early October Distribute a special food To the ISS, including meat, cheese, oranges, pecans and chocolate-covered cranberries – just in time for the American Thanksgiving holiday.
With the launch of SpaceX’s second astronaut at the end of the month, the number of people on the space station has increased from six to seven, so the Cygnus capsule contains more fresh food than usual.
It includes pressurized air tanks to help offset A leak in the space station; A new 23 23 million (£ 18m) titanium toilet designed for women and a VR-camera that will provide cinematic shots of the spacewalk and other outdoor views from space.
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