NASA and SpaceX set to launch Crew-13 astronauts to the ISS today

NASA and SpaceX are targeting today, October 1, for the launch of Crew-13, Dragon’s 13th operational human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 11:10 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Ax-4 mission, while the Falcon 9 first stage will make its third flight after launching Crew-12 and a Starlink mission. Following the docking and handover, Crew-12, including NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will board the SpaceX spacecraft and return to Earth with a scheduled splashdown off the coast of California. Video Credit: SpaceX / NASA / GettyImages