NASA · Friday, October 2, 2026
Crew-13 docks with the space station
The File desk · Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC
Status
Confirmed (NASA news release and space-station blogs, Oct. 1, 2026)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 lifted off at 11:10 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 1 from Space Launch Complex 40. The Dragon docked at the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:05 p.m. Eastern, 7 hours and 55 minutes after launch, the fastest U.S. launch-to-dock with the International Space Station. The hatch opened at 9:19 p.m. Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov joined Expedition 75.
Crew-13 launched at 11:10 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The pad was Space Launch Complex 40.
The Dragon docked at 7:05 p.m. Eastern.
The port was the forward end of the station’s Harmony module.
Launch to docking took 7 hours and 55 minutes.
NASA calls that the fastest U.S. launch-to-dock with the International Space Station.
The crew opened the hatch at 9:19 p.m. Eastern.
The four fliers are Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov.
They joined Expedition 75.
Primary sources
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Source 1
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 launches to the International Space Station
NASA · October 1, 2026
Crew-13 launch coverage. Liftoff 11:10 a.m. Eastern, Oct. 1, Space Launch Complex 40. Crew: Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-spacex-crew-13-launches-to-international-space-station/
Source 2
Liftoff: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 begins its journey
NASA · October 1, 2026
Station blog. Liftoff 11:10 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 1.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/01/liftoff-nasas-spacex-crew-13-begins-journey-to-international-space-station/
Source 3
Dragon docks, bringing SpaceX Crew-13 to the station
NASA · October 1, 2026
Docking at the Harmony forward port at 7:05 p.m. Eastern. Elapsed time 7 hours 55 minutes, the fastest U.S. launch-to-dock with the station.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/01/dragon-docks-bringing-spacex-crew-13-to-station/
Source 4
Crew-13 members enter the station and join Expedition 75
NASA · October 1, 2026
Hatch open at 9:19 p.m. Eastern. Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, and Teteryatnikov joined Expedition 75.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/01/crew-13-members-enter-station-join-expedition-75/