NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, and Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes, left, watch as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members depart 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)