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NASA and SpaceX have cleared the Crew-13 mission for launch on October 1 at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral. The four-person crew, led by Jessica Watkins, will travel to the International Space Station in a record-breaking transit of under nine hours. The mission follows a previous delay caused by a spacecraft leak and marks the first U.S. crewed launch in six months.
NASA and SpaceX have cleared the Crew-13 mission for launch on October 1, 2026, at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral. The four-person crew, led by Jessica Watkins, will travel to the International Space Station in a record-breaking transit of under nine hours. The mission follows a previous delay caused by a spacecraft leak and marks the first U.S. crewed launch in six months.
SpaceX and NASA are set to launch the Crew-13 mission on October 1 at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral. The four-person crew will travel to the International Space Station in a record-breaking 7 hours and 50 minutes, docking at the Harmony module by 7 p.m. The mission follows a previous delay caused by a Dragon spacecraft leak and marks the first U.S. crewed launch in six months.
NASA and SpaceX have completed final pre-launch preparations for the Crew-13 mission, which is scheduled to launch on October 1. The four-person crew, including Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov, conducted a dry dress rehearsal and static fire tests at Cape Canaveral. The mission, delayed from September due to a Dragon spacecraft leak, will replace the current Expedition 75 crew and conduct long-duration science research.
NASA is investigating communication errors in the mobile transporter for the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station. The arm itself is functioning normally, but the transporter’s non-robotic components are experiencing issues that could affect future movements. NASA and SpaceX are also checking for GPS interference that might impact the docking of the Crew-12 Dragon spacecraft. The agency expects to resolve the problem before the Crew-13 launch and will provide updates at a press conference on September 30.
NASA and SpaceX have set a new launch date for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for October 1, following a delay caused by an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft. The four-person crew, including astronauts from the US, Canada, and Russia, will launch from Cape Canaveral at 11:10 a.m. EDT and dock with the ISS less than nine hours later. The crew will spend approximately seven months on the station as part of Expedition 75, conducting scientific experiments and maintenance. This reschedule pushes the mission back from its original September 12 target, with final prelaunch preparations underway at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA will use SpaceX’s Tesla Cybertruck as the private emergency evac vehicle for Crew-13, replacing MRAPs to speed evacuations from the launchpad and avoid competing for rescue resources, despite earlier Cybertruck recalls and safety concerns.
NASA and SpaceX will replace MRAPs with Tesla Cybertrucks as the emergency escape vehicles for Crew Dragon missions, starting with Crew-13 in September, to avoid resource conflicts with other launches and because Cybertrucks can exit the blast danger area faster; the Cybertrucks require no vehicle modifications beyond certification for EVA entry with spacesuits. Crew-13 will launch Sept. 12 aboard the Grace capsule, with NASA's Jessica Watkins (commander) and Luke Delaney (pilot), CSA's Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos's Sergey Teteryatnikov.
NASA will use a Tesla Cybertruck to evacuate the Crew-13 astronauts from the launch pad, replacing the previously used MRAPs. NASA says the EV is quicker and easier to drive with gloves, though the Cybertruck has not been modified and carries the memory of 11 NHTSA recalls. The Crew-13 crew includes NASA’s Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canada’s Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos’ Sergey Teteryatnikov; their launch is no earlier than 12 September 2026 and they will join Expedition 75 aboard the ISS for investigations and tech demonstrations, including in-space manufacturing, AI-assisted health checks, and bioprinting.”,
NASA announced SpaceX Crew-13, a four-person crew for the ISS: NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA's Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos's Sergey Teteryatnikov; they are set to launch in mid-September for Expedition 75 to conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in support of future Moon and Mars missions and Earth benefits.