NASA sets SpaceX Crew-13 launch to International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 has been set to launch.

The mission has 4 crew members, and the orbit is listed as the International Space Station.

It is the 13th crew rotation mission.

Jessica Watkins, a NASA astronaut, is spacecraft commander. Luke Delaney, a NASA astronaut, is pilot. Joshua Kutryk, a CSA astronaut, and Sergey Teteryatnikov, a Roscosmos cosmonaut, are mission specialists.

For Jessica Watkins, this is the second flight to the space station. For Luke Delaney and Joshua Kutryk, it is the first spaceflight.

Crew-13 is the 13th crew rotation mission and is assigned to the International Space Station. The mission is listed under Expedition 75, and its activities include research, technology demonstrations, maintenance, and science experiments.

The launch site is Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The mission partnership is NASA's Commercial Crew Office. Dragon preflight milestones are in progress, and the Dragon spacecraft is named Grace.

Grace previously flew in summer 2025 and is associated with Axiom Mission 4. The Falcon 9 rocket booster is listed with a flight count of 3, and the facts list the mating of Dragon to Falcon 9.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 is preparing to return to Earth.

For readers tracking lunar industry, the facts show NASA's Commercial Crew Office and SpaceX preparing a crewed station mission with a previously flown Dragon spacecraft and a Falcon 9 booster listed as flight 3.

The crew assignment includes NASA, CSA, and Roscosmos personnel on a station rotation, with tasks listed as research, technology demonstrations, maintenance, and science experiments.