NASA's Crew-13 Mission Prepares for September Launch to International Space Station
NASA's Crew-13 mission is set to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral on September 12, 2026. The mission will be carried out using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Grace, which is making its second flight after debuting on the Axiom-4 mission in 2025. The crew consists of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Jessica Watkins, who previously flew on NASA's Crew-4, will command the mission, marking her as the first NASA astronaut to fly on the Dragon spacecraft twice. The Falcon 9 booster, which will launch Crew-13, has previously launched Crew-12 and a Starlink mission. The mission will include scientific research, spacewalks, and outreach activities during its six-month stay at the ISS. 
