Mission overview
On Thursday, October 1 at 11:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 13th operational human spaceflight mission ( Crew-13 ) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Dragon autonomously docked with the space station on Thursday, October 1 at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Ax-4 , mission to and from the space station. This was the third flight for the first stage supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-12 and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.
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