CrewSeptember 17, 2026 · updated September 27, 2026

Crew-13 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of space station launch

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov have arrived at Kennedy Space Center.

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-13 Commander Jessica Watkins
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-13 Commander Jessica Watkins · NASA/JSC, Public domain (NASA)

The four Crew-13 crew members landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after flying in T-38 aircraft from Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center in Houston. The flight included a brief refueling stopover in Mississippi.

The crew will spend roughly six months aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific research and operational tasks. Launch is scheduled aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for no earlier than October 1.

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