The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 1, 2026. The liftoff occurred at 18:10 Moscow time, or 11:10 US Eastern Time. The mission is part of the ongoing cross-flight agreement between space agencies.
The Crew-13 mission includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteriatnikov, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Following the launch, the spacecraft successfully reached orbit and separated from the Falcon 9 second stage.
The crew is expected to reach the International Space Station in less than 8 hours. Docking is scheduled for 19:00 US Eastern Time on October 1, which corresponds to 02:00 Moscow time on October 2. This flight is set to become the fastest transit to the ISS for an American spacecraft.
