The crew of the Crew-13 mission has arrived at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida to finalize preparations for their upcoming flight to the International Space Station. The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for October 1.
The mission team includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronaut and mission commander Jessica Watkins, NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk. The crew has been training together for over a year.
Commander Jessica Watkins stated that the current stage marks the culmination of international collaborative efforts. The team is now entering the final phase of pre-launch activities at the spaceport before their scheduled departure to the orbital station.
