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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk launches to ISS for six months

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 1 aboard NASA Crew-13.
He began a six-month mission to run experiments and perform critical maintenance.
Kutryk is the first Canadian on the ISS since Mark Pathy’s April 2022 visit.
He is also the first Canadian on a long-duration ISS stay since David Saint-Jacques in June 2019.

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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 1 aboard NASA Crew-13.
He began a six-month mission to run experiments and perform critical maintenance.
Kutryk is the first Canadian on the ISS since Mark Pathy’s April 2022 visit.
He is also the first Canadian on a long-duration ISS stay since David Saint-Jacques in June 2019.