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SpaceX Crew-13 Launches Four Astronauts to ISS for Six-Month Mission

NASA and SpaceX sent a diverse crew including the first Black woman commander on a record-fast eight-hour flight to the space station.

Sources: Adapostası Gazetesi, El Diario de Yucatán, Le Soleil, Global News4 sources ↓|· 1 min read
SpaceX Crew-13 Launches Four Astronauts to ISS for Six-Month Mission
Photo: Adapostası Gazetesi

KEY POINTS

  • SpaceX launched Crew-13 from Cape Canaveral on Thursday after a three-week delay for a Dragon fuel leak repair.
  • Jessica Watkins commands the mission, becoming the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
  • The crew includes NASA pilot Luke Delaney, Canadian specialist Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
  • The transit to the ISS was expected to take under eight hours, the fastest ever for a SpaceX crewed flight.
  • The crew will conduct research for six months and return in March 2027.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-13 mission from Cape Canaveral on Thursday morning after a three-week delay to repair a fuel leak on the Dragon capsule. The crew reached orbit roughly ten minutes after liftoff, and the Falcon 9 first stage successfully landed back at the launch site.

The four-person team is commanded by NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, a geologist making her second spaceflight, and includes pilot Luke Delaney, Canadian mission specialist Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Watkins becomes the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.

“Thanks for an incredible ride.”

— Jessica Watkins, Crew-13 Commander

The flight to the International Space Station was expected to take just under eight hours, marking the fastest transit yet for a SpaceX crewed mission. Docking was targeted for around 7:00 PM Eastern Time on the same day as launch.

The astronauts will spend approximately six months aboard the station conducting scientific research and maintenance before returning in March 2027. They will replace the Expedition 75 crew that has been on board since February.

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