Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Sept. 30, 2026 with an updated time for the prelaunch news conference. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage w
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Sept. 30, 2026 with an updated time for the prelaunch news conference . NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Crew‑13 is scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with docking planned for about 7 p.m. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney , CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a long-duration science mission. Any events in person are only open to previously credentialed media. Call details are available to media upon request. NASA’s Crew-13 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations): Wednesday, Sept. 30 6 p.m.: Prelaunch news conference with the following participants: Dr. Lori Glaze, associate administrator, Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Dana Weigel, manager, Low Earth Orbit Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Mathieu Caron, director, Astronauts, Life Sciences, and Space Medicine, CSA William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the beginning of the news conference at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov . Thursday, Oct. 1 9:20 a.m.: Launch coverage begins 11:10 a.m.: Launch Following the conclusion of launch coverage, NASA will provide audio-only discussions between Crew-13, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit to the orbital complex. 12:45 p.m.: Postlaunch news conference with the following participants: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Dr. Lori Glaze, associate administrator, Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Dana Weigel, manager, Low Earth Orbit Program, NASA Johnson Mathieu Caron, director, Astronauts, Life Sciences, and Space Medicine, CSA Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the beginning of the news conference at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov . NASA’s live Crew-13 coverage returns with rendezvous and docking streaming on a variety of platforms. The planned 7-hour, 50-minute trip from launch to docking on Oct. 1 will be the fastest by a U.S. spacecraft in space station history. 5:20 p.m.: Arrival coverage begins 7 p.m.: Targeted docking to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module 8:45 p.m.: Hatch opening followed by welcome remarks All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on real-time operations after launch. Follow the space station blog for the most up-to-date operational information. Once aboard the station, the crew members will conduct a brief handover with the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is expected to begin its return to Earth no earlier than Monday, Oct. 5. NASA will share additional details on Crew-12’s retu
