As part of Crew-13 mission by NASA’s SpaceX, four (4) crew members from there Space Agencies will launch no earlier than mid September to the International Space Station (ISS) for a science expedition that be for a long duration.
Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, NASA astronauts, will work as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively.
Both NASA astronauts will be joined by CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. The Canadian counterparts will work as mission specialists, NASA, U.S. government’s civil space agency, made known.
Following their arrival at the orbiting laboratory, Crew-13 will become members of the space station’s Expedition 75.
Via a statement, NASA said: “This flight is the 13th crew rotation with SpaceX to the space station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
“NASA is advancing the launch date of Crew-13 from November to help increase the frequency of U.S. crew rotation missions to the space station.
“The crew will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars, and benefit people on Earth.
“For more than 25 years, people have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and making research breakthroughs that aren’t possible on Earth.”
Photo: The Artemis II crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California following a 10-day journey around the moon
