{
  "id": 10720043,
  "title": "NASA, SpaceX Complete Crew-13 Dry Dress Rehearsal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nasa-spacex-complete-crew-13-dry-dress-rehearsal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:31:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/09/29/nasa-spacex-complete-crew-13-dry-dress-rehearsal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA and SpaceX have successfully concluded a dry dress rehearsal for the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, participated in the rehearsal at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Dressed in spacesuits, they conducted air leak checks and then traveled to the launch pad, where they entered the Dragon spacecraft that will carry them to the space station. Scheduled to launch no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 1, Crew-13 will undertake a long-duration science mission. Upon arrival, NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 crew members, including NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will assist the new crew in familiarizing themselves with ongoing station activities for a seamless transition of operations. Following this brief handover, and depending on weather conditions, Crew-12 will depart for a splashdown off the coast of California. This rehearsal is a crucial step in ensuring the safe and reliable transportation of astronauts to and from the space station, a partnership that has opened access to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station for more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities since its inception over 25 years ago.",
  "summary": "With the rocket on the launch pad, the four-person crew for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station participated in a dry dress rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, […] The post NASA, SpaceX Complete…",
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}