A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov stands vertical at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
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Confirmation that the Dragon crew spacecraft is “go” for launch came through for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission.
SpaceX had begun fueling the Falcon 9 rocket. Loading of rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and first stage liquid oxygen loading is underway. Fueling of the second stage will begin in a few minutes.
Teams continue to monitor weather at the launch pad.