US EditionNASA Names Astronauts for Crew-13 Mission to International Space Station
The four-person crew will conduct science and technology demonstrations to prepare for future Moon and Mars missions, NASA said.
- On Thursday, NASA announced the crew members for the SpaceX Crew-13 mission, which will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station featuring four astronauts from three space agencies.
- NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will command the mission, marking her second flight after spending 170 days on a previous expedition, while Volusia County native Luke Delaney will serve as pilot in his first spaceflight.
- Joining the flight are Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, who will serve as mission specialists; both are first-time space travelers embarking on their inaugural spaceflight.
- Advancing the launch schedule from November to September allows NASA to increase the frequency of crew rotations, while the team will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations for future Moon and Mars missions.
- Upon arrival, the four crew members will join Expedition 75 to continue decades of continuous research aboard the International Space Station, building on more than 25 years of human presence advancing scientific knowledge.
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Miami (USA), 23 Apr (EFE).- NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Joshua Kutryk and Russian Sergey Teteryatnikov will integrate the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station (EEI), which is scheduled to take off in September from Florida. The American space agency announced on Thursday the crew, and further noted that the launch was advanced one month, for “not before mid-September.” The mission, operated together w…
NASA and SpaceX set mid-september launch for Crew-13 mission to ISS - SatellitePro ME
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Photo credit: NASA As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four astronauts representing three international space agencies are scheduled to launch no earlier than mid-September on a long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The crew will be led by NASA astron…
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