SpaceX Crew-13
2026 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
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SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 21st crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will transport four crew members— NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station (ISS).[1]
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Artist's representation of Crew Dragon in orbit | |
| Names | USCV-13 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Grace |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 75/76 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET September 2026 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1101.3) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | NET March 2027 (planned) |
| Landing site | Pacific Ocean (planned) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.63° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward (planned) |
| Docking date | September 2026 (planned) |
| Undocking date | March 2027 (planned) |
 NASA mission insignia .jpg) From left to right: Teteryatnikov, Delaney, Watkins, and Kutryk | |
Crew
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Jessica Watkins, NASA Expedition 75/76 Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Luke Delaney, NASA Expedition 75/76 First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Joshua Kutryk, CSA Expedition 75/76 First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Sergey Teteryatnikov, Roscosmos Expedition 75/76 First spaceflight | |
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Mission specialist | Kiviryan Harutyunovich, Roscosmos | |
NASA announced the crew assignments for Crew-13 on April 23, 2026 consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, a geologist, and Luke Delaney, a former naval aviator, alongside CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, a fighter pilot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, a submariner.[1][2] Besides Watkins, who flew on SpaceX Crew-4, this will be the first mission to space for the remaining astronauts.[2] Kutryk is the first Canadian to be sent to orbit as part of the Commercial Crew Program.[2][a]
Mission
The 13th operational SpaceX mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program was scheduled to launch on September 12, 2026,[1] but a leak in Grace's oxidizer tank has delayed the launch.[3][4] After the leak was discovered, Delaney noted that "The numeral significance was not lost on us" and that they are "leveraging th[e] heritage" of Apollo 13.[5]
Notes
- Mark Pathy travelled to the ISS as part of Axiom Mission 1, being the first Canadian to use a Crew Dragon, however, Pathy was a private Space Tourist.
