NASA's Crew-13 mission launches today, October 1, at 11:10AM ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission carries three astronauts and one cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS). Livestream coverage begins at 9:20AM ET on NASA YouTube, Netflix, Discovery+, X, NASA+, and Amazon Prime Video.
Commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are aboard the SpaceX spacecraft. The crew will conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations to support future exploration of the Moon and Mars. Crew-13 will relieve the Crew-12 team, who faced an air leak on the ISS in June.
The mission aims for a seven-hour, 50-minute docking sequence, potentially the fastest by a US spacecraft. This launch supports NASA's broader Artemis program, which includes the completed Artemis II lunar flyby and planned Artemis III lander tests in 2027.
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