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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches NASA Crew‑13 to the ISS
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On October 1, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA’s Crew‑13 to the International Space Station. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the ISS at 7 p. m. EDT. NASA will stream the arrival across multiple platforms, with a live broadcast beginning at 5:20 p. m. EDT. The mission will support a long‑duration science program aboard the space station.
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The launch demonstrates continued international cooperation in spaceflight and supports critical long‑duration research that informs future deep‑space exploration.
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