SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts to ISS; One Will Miss Birth of His Child
The mission will replace four astronauts on the station and mark SpaceX’s 13th crew launch for NASA.
- On Thursday, SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-13 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a six-month International Space Station mission following a three-week delay to repair a capsule fuel leak.
- Commander Jessica Watkins leads the crew of space newcomers, becoming the first Black woman to guide a spaceflight mission to orbit. Her team includes Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov.
- Embracing their Crew-13 designation, the crew incorporated elements of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission into their patch to honor the legacy of previous astronauts. They rode to the pad in black Teslas bearing plates that read Lucky 13.
- The mission features the quickest transit to the International Space Station to date, with the crew scheduled to arrive in approximately eight hours. They will replace four astronauts living there since February.
- Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk faces a unique mission milestone, as Wife Heather is expected to give birth to their third child in late November while he remains in orbit. "We feel like some of the luckiest people in the world," Kutryk said ahead of the launch.
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New Crew Is Getting Speedy Ride to ISS
Four astronauts rocked into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian who will give birth while he's away. SpaceX launched order Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix the capsule's leasing fuel system. Thick...
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station - WXXV News 25
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts blasted off Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix the capsule’s leaking fuel system. Although their stay at...
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The Independent (US)Crew-13 astronaut will miss wife’s birth during stay at ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will carry a new four-person crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Crew-13 mission. The launch took place at 5:10 p.m. CEST, a three-week delay caused by repairs to leaks in the spacecraft's fuel system, according to an AP report.
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