NASA Announces Live Coverage of Crew‑13 Launch to the International Space Station

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What changed?

NASA will stream live coverage of the SpaceX Crew‑13 mission, scheduled to lift off at 11:10 a. m. EDT on Oct. 1 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40. The four‑member crew—NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov—will travel aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station for a long‑duration science mission. The 7‑hour, 50‑minute transit will be the fastest U. S. spacecraft to dock with the ISS, targeting the Harmony module’s forward port at 7 p. m. NASA’s coverage includes pre‑launch, launch, and docking streams on NASA+, YouTube, and social media, plus audio‑only updates and a virtual guest program for the public. Post‑launch, a news conference will discuss the mission’s status and the crew’s handover with Crew‑12.

Why it matters

Crew‑13’s rapid transit and extensive live coverage showcase U.S. commercial crew capability, expanding access to the ISS for science and paving the way for future lunar and Mars exploration missions.