NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrives at Kennedy Space Center for Final Launch Preparations
Crew members for the upcoming NASA SpaceX Crew-13 mission are scheduled to arrive at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida around 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 26, to begin their final phase of launch preparations after traveling from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The international crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Upon arrival, the crew members are scheduled to give brief remarks and respond to questions from the media before relocating to the Astronaut Crew Quarters at the facility.
The arrival initiates final preflight operations ahead of the planned journey to the International Space Station. According to NASA, the team will undergo suit checks, equipment reviews, mission briefings, and continue standard quarantine protocols.
The launch is currently targeted for no earlier than 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.
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