{
  "id": 11185020,
  "title": "Next Stop: Space Launch Complex 40",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/next-stop-space-launch-complex-40",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:49:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/10/01/next-stop-space-launch-complex-40/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 crew members prepare to launch on October 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew, consisting of astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, made their final preparations in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. They bid farewell to family, friends, and the support team before embarking on a 20-minute ride in customized electric vehicles. The convoy of vehicles was flanked by support personnel and security, ensuring a smooth journey across the Florida spaceport. Upon arrival at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the crew found the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft ready for their journey into space.",
  "summary": "NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew, including astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, departed Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building and are now on their way across the Florida spaceport to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. […] The post…",
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "title": "Next Stop: Space Launch Complex 40",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/next-stop-space-launch-complex-40-11199228",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:49:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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