Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission will launch four astronauts from three international space agencies to the International Space Station (ISS) for an extended science expedition, no earlier than mid-September. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively. They will be joined by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, both as mission specialists. Upon arrival, Crew-13 will join the ISS Expedition 75 crew as part of the 13th crew rotation using a SpaceX vehicle under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA has moved the launch date from November to mid-September to increase the frequency of U.S. crew rotation missions to the ISS. The mission includes scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to support future human exploration of the Moon and Mars, as well as benefits on Earth.
Jessica Watkins, selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017, previously flew to the ISS on SpaceX Crew-4, spending 170 days in space during Expeditions 67 and 68. She is the first NASA astronaut to launch twice aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Watkins has a geology background and has studied the Martian surface as part of NASA’s Curiosity rover science team.
Luke Delaney, from Florida and selected as a NASA astronaut in 2021, holds degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering and has worked as a naval aviator, test pilot, and research pilot at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Crew-13 will be his first spaceflight.
Joshua Kutryk, also on his first spaceflight, was selected as a CSA astronaut in 2017. He previously served as a CF-18 fighter pilot supporting NATO, U.N., and NORAD missions. Kutryk is from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.