Friday, October 2, 2026

A New Group of Spacefarers Has Arrived at the ISS...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-13 astronauts lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida...on October 1, 2026.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launch (Photo Release - October 1)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov onboard, Thursday, October 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin a mission aboard the orbital outpost.

Source: NASA.Gov

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Outside Kennedy Space Center's Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building in Florida, the four Crew-13 members wave to a crowd of family members and other onlookers prior to heading out to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 for launch...on October 1, 2026.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Grace capsule flies away from its Falcon 9 upper stage booster (off-screen) several minutes after the launch of Crew-13 to the International Space Station...on October 1, 2026.
SpaceX

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Grace capsule is about to dock at the International Space Station several hours after launch...on October 1, 2026.
NASA

The astronauts of Crew-13 and the Expedition 75 members conduct a welcoming ceremony aboard the International Space Station...on October 1, 2026.
NASA

An infographic showing all of the vehicles that are currently docked to the International Space Station...as of October 1, 2026.
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