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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk joins NASA's SpaceX mission
Kutryk will spend six months aboard the station conducting Canadian and international science experiments and maintenance work on his first spaceflight.
- Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, announced that Colonel Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, representing Canada.
- Born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Kutryk served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a fighter pilot and has trained in Houston with NASA since being recruited by the Canadian Space Agency in 2017.
- Alongside NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Kutryk will embark on his first space mission for a six-month duration beginning mid-September 2026.
- Kutryk said space is driven by "curiosity, adventure, innovation, and science — but above all, collaboration." He will conduct health-related research and station maintenance during the mission.
- The mission uses the Commercial Crew Program and SpaceX following Starliner delays, while access to the orbiting laboratory enables Canadian scientists to advance research into osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders, and Type 2 diabetes.
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk joins NASA’s SpaceX mission
In Kutryk's first space mission, he will conduct experiments focusing on health-related research, space station maintenance and operations activities, the Canadian Space Agency says.
·Toronto, Canada
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