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NASA Schedules SpaceX Crew-13 Launch for September 2026

4/25/2026

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NASA will launch SpaceX Crew-13 to the International Space Station in mid-September 2026.
The crew includes commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, astronaut Joshua Kutryk and cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
The launch moved to mid-September to raise U.S. crew-rotation frequency and will support Expedition 75 with science and technology demos.
Watkins will be on her second spaceflight and first repeat Dragon launch, while Delaney and Kutryk each make their first ISS flight.

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NASA will launch SpaceX Crew-13 to the International Space Station in mid-September 2026.
The crew includes commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, astronaut Joshua Kutryk and cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
The launch moved to mid-September to raise U.S. crew-rotation frequency and will support Expedition 75 with science and technology demos.
Watkins will be on her second spaceflight and first repeat Dragon launch, while Delaney and Kutryk each make their first ISS flight.