{
  "id": 9835433,
  "title": "NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Set for Saturday Arrival at NASA Kennedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nasas-spacex-crew-13-set-for-saturday-arrival-at-nasa-kennedy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T20:35:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/09/25/nasas-spacex-crew-13-set-for-saturday-arrival-at-nasa-kennedy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission crew members are scheduled to arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, September 26, at around 1 p.m. EDT, following their journey from Johnson Space Center in Houston. The four astronauts, Commander Jessica Watkins and Pilot Luke Delaney from NASA, along with Mission Specialists Joshua Kutryk from the Canadian Space Agency and Sergey Teteryatnikov from Roscosmos, will make their arrival known through live coverage on NASA Kennedy's YouTube channel.\n\nUpon ground arrival, the crew will engage in a series of tasks including suit checks, equipment reviews, and mission briefings, preparing them for their imminent departure to the International Space Station. Preparations will also encompass ongoing quarantine procedures and the completion of final preflight operations, building on the months of training and readiness leading up to their targeted launch window, beginning no earlier than 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, October 1. For ongoing updates throughout launch week, media and the public can access the mission blog, follow @NASAKennedy on X, or tune into NASA Kennedy's Facebook page.",
  "summary": "The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission are set to touch down at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center at approximately 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 26, after flying in, arriving from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin their final days of launch preparations. Watch the crew’s arrival live on NASA Kennedy’s […] The post NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Set for Saturday Arrival at…",
  "key_points": [
    "Crew-13 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center on September 26.",
    "Crew includes NASA's Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA's Kutryk, and Roscosmos' Teteryatnikov.",
    "Arrival precedes launch to International Space Station on October 1."
  ],
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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."
}