Astronaut Candidate Individual Portrait, Luke Delaney - ASCAN Class of 2021. Photo Date: December 3, 2021. Location: Building 8, Room 183 - Photo Studio. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2024e013665 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013664 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013684_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e413251 (Aug. 25, 2026) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e034341 (April 17, 2026) --- From left, SpaceX Crew-13 Pilot Luke Delaney and Commander Jessica Watkins, both NASA astronauts, are pictured in their pressure suits during a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e034346 (April 17, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-13 Pilot Luke Delaney is pictured in his pressure suit and seated inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft during a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e404727 (June 8, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew‑13 Pilot Luke Delaney sits inside a Dragon spacecraft mockup while tapping a cockpit screen interface during a pre‑flight training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e406105 (July 30, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-13 Pilot Luke Delaney signs his autograph on a Dragon spacecraft mockup after completing a pre‑flight training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e404725 (June 8, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew‑13 Pilot Luke Delaney sits inside a Dragon spacecraft mockup while tapping a cockpit screen interface during a pre‑flight training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e034351 (April 17, 2026) --- From left, SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Specialist Sergey Teteryatnikov of Roscosmos and Pilot Luke Delaney of NASA are seated inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft during a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e404733 (June 8, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-13 Pilot Luke Delaney gestures with his fingers to show the number 13, representing his mission to the International Space Station aboard a Dragon spacecraft. Delaney poses in his pressure suit in front of a Dragon spacecraft mockup during a pre-flight training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

jsc2026e037770 (May 5, 2026) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney practices suiting up in a spacesuit in an International Space Station airlock simulator at Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. Astronauts familiarize themselves with spacesuit systems and procedures and practice Quest airlock operations before conducting spacewalk training at JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in simulated microgravity. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e037783 (May 5, 2026) --- CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Josh Kutryk (left) and NASA astronaut Luke Delaney (right), with assistance from training specialists, practice suiting up in spacesuits in an International Space Station airlock simulator at Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. Astronauts familiarize themselves with spacesuit systems and procedures and practice Quest airlock operations before conducting spacewalk training at JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in simulated microgravity. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e037778 (May 5, 2026) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins assists NASA astronaut Luke Delaney as he practices suiting up in a spacesuit in an International Space Station airlock simulator at Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. Astronauts familiarize themselves with spacesuit systems and procedures and practice Quest airlock operations before conducting spacewalk training at JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in simulated microgravity. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e037773 (May 5, 2026) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins (left) assists CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Josh Kutryk (background) and NASA astronaut Luke Delaney (right) as they practice suiting up in spacesuits in an International Space Station airlock simulator at Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. Astronauts familiarize themselves with spacesuit systems and procedures and practice Quest airlock operations before conducting spacewalk training at JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in simulated microgravity. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e037791 (May 5, 2026) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins (center) assists CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Josh Kutryk (left) and NASA astronaut Luke Delaney (right) as they practice suiting up in spacesuits in an International Space Station airlock simulator at Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. Astronauts familiarize themselves with spacesuit systems and procedures and practice Quest airlock operations before conducting spacewalk training at JSC’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in simulated microgravity. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

From left to right, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the Crew-13 launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, left, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, are seen on a monitor inside their Dragon spacecraft as teams monitor the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov onboard, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangarX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch on 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

jsc2026e040445 (April 30, 2026) --- The SpaceX Crew-13 members pose for a portrait in their pressure suits during a preflight training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Roscosmos Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: SpaceX

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney signs his name next to the Crew-13 mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on [Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will send NASA astronauts Delaney and Jessica Watkins, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen inside a crew transportation vehicle as they and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, right, Luke Delaney, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, right, Luke Delaney, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, left, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney, Jessica Watkins, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves as she and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-13 mission launch, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, left, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, left, NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronauts Luke Delaney, front left, and Jessica Watkins, front right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, back left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, back right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Luke Delaney, front left, and Jessica Watkins, front right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, back left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, back right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Luke Delaney, front left, and Jessica Watkins, front right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, back left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, back right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, left, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-13 mission launch, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the 13th crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney visits the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and views the agency’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage. Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

jsc2026e040446 (April 30, 2026) --- The SpaceX Crew-13 members are pictured in their pressure suits seated inside a mockup Dragon spacecraft during a preflight training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Roscosmos Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: SpaceX

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, and invited guests and NASA employees watch as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launches on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman watches a webcast of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman watches as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launches on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney fist bump during suit leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Watkins, Delaney, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Delaney and fellow NASA astronaut Jesssica Watkins, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney smiles during leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Delaney and fellow NASA astronaut Jesssica Watkins, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney smiles during leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Delaney and fellow NASA astronaut Jesssica Watkins, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, along with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, and Stan Love meet with teams from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program and view the agency’s Artemis IV SLS (Space Launch System) core stage engine section during a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. NASA’s Artemis III mission will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

From left, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney meet with teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The astronauts also viewed NASA’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage, currently undergoing prelaunch processing. Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins signs her name next to the Crew-13 mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will send NASA astronauts Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov sign their names next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov signs his name next to the Crew-13 mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will send Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

From right to left, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk signs his name next to the Crew-13 mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will send Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov sign their names next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket rolls to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket rolls to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1 to the International Space Station for the 13th crew rotation mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA astronauts Luke Delaney, Jessica Watkins, Anil Menon, and Stan Love, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, meet with teams from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program and view the Artemis IV SLS (Space Launch System) core stage engine section during a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. NASA’s Artemis III will launch astronauts to low Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins speaks to family and friends before she departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Watkins, NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA astronaut chief Scott Tingle gives NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins a high-five during the traditional card game inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, Watkins, NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members following the completion of suit leak checks in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members stand and talk following the completion of suit leak checks in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members play the traditional card game with NASA astronaut chief Scott Tingle, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members following the completion of suit leak checks in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 members pose for a photograph following the completion of suit leak checks in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the Crew-13 launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Dozens of signatures and well-wishes are written on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 banner inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk (back), wave to family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk speaks to his family before he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov speaks to family and friends before he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, wave to family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk (back), wave to family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for nearby Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for launch of Crew-13 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney (front), along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk (back) board the elevator to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the Crew-13 launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conduct leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk and Teteryatnikov and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

From left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conduct leak checks for their SpaceX spacesuits inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk and Teteryatnikov and NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts leak checks for his SpaceX spacesuit inside the crew suit-up room in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman watches as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov will conduct scientific research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance during their long-duration stay aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, participates in a webcast appearance with Antonia Jaramillo, NASA communications, ahead of the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks during a prelaunch briefing for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is the thirteenth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov will conduct scientific research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance during their long-duration stay aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)