NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew‑13 Prep as Crew Enters Quarantine
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission entered quarantine late Thursday at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission preparations continue as NASA and SpaceX target an early October launch to the International Space Station. As part of routine prelaunch quarantine, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, […] The post…
NASA and SpaceX continue preparations for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, as the crew enters quarantine at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The four astronauts - Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney from NASA, Joshua Kutryk from the Canadian Space Agency, and Sergey Teteryatnikov from Roscosmos - will limit in-person contact during preflight training to minimize the risk of illness.
Most interactions will be remote, and family members or mission-related personnel must undergo medical screening before meeting the crew. The crew recently completed a preflight training session at SpaceX's facility in Hawthorne, California, and performed a Crew Equipment Interface Test at the company's facility in Florida. During the test, they practiced putting on and wearing their spacesuits, entering the Dragon spacecraft, conducting fit checks, and familiarizing themselves with the spacecraft's interior.
Once aboard the space station, Crew-13 will join Expedition 75 and conduct science experiments that aim to advance research and technology for future lunar and Mars missions, as well as improve life on Earth.
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