NASA’s Crew-13 set for ISS launch, with docking record in prospect
The four-person crew is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on 1 October for research duties and a handover with Crew-12.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral at 11:10 am ET on 1 October, carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut to the International Space Station. Livestream coverage is due to begin at 9:20 am ET.
The crew comprises commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Delaney, Kutryk and Teteryatnikov are set to make their first spaceflights.
At the station, Crew-13 is expected to conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations intended to help prepare for future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. The crew will also relieve the incoming Crew-12 team.
NASA says the planned journey from launch to docking is seven hours and 50 minutes. If completed on that schedule, it would be the fastest trip to the station by a US spacecraft, according to the agency.
The launch remains scheduled; the source does not confirm that it has taken place.
