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NASA, SpaceX Conclude Review, Crew-13 ‘Go’ for Launch [1]

['Jason Costa']

Date: 2026-09-30  

NASA, SpaceX Conclude Review, Crew-13 ‘Go’ for Launch

Ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, stands vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. SpaceX

NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams completed the Launch Readiness Review for the agency’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, with mission leaders polling “go” to proceed into the launch count.

The team now will progress toward liftoff no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

A news conference with mission leadership will begin at 6 p.m., and stream on NASA’s YouTube channel. Participants include:

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

William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft.

Watch live launch coverage will stream through a variety of channels beginning at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1. Learn where to watch online:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

Stay current on the launch of Crew-13 by following along on the mission blog, @NASAKennedy on X, or NASA Kennedy on Facebook.

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