# Apollo 13

Type: Technology

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-01**: Crew-13 launches from Cape Canaveral — Late-morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after thick clouds clear; Watkins becomes the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
- **2026-10-01**: Crew-13 docks at ISS — Four astronauts arrive after an eight-hour express transit, the fastest US crewed flight to the station.
- **2026-09**: Crew-13 launch delayed — Launch slips roughly three weeks so SpaceX and NASA can fix a leaking fuel system on the Dragon capsule.
- **2026-02**: Outgoing crew arrives at ISS — The four astronauts whom Crew-13 will replace begin living aboard the orbiting laboratory.
- **2022**: Watkins' first ISS expedition — Jessica Watkins completes a lengthy stay aboard the ISS on her first mission, roughly a decade after working on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.
- **1970-04**: Apollo 13 mission — NASA's harrowing 1970 moonshot ends with the crew's safe return; Crew-13's mission patch pays homage to the flight.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### SpaceX Crew-13 sets 8-hour US record to ISS as Watkins makes history
2026-10-03 00:04:58 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Crew-13's eight-hour transit to the ISS sets a new US crewed-flight speed record, highlighting SpaceX's mature operational cadence and favorable orbital-phasing capability. Jessica Watkins becomes the first Black woman to command an orbital crew, while a Russian cosmonaut flying on a US commercial vehicle keeps ISS cooperation alive amid wider tensions. The mission overcame a three-week fuel-system delay and a weather-threatened countdown to reach orbit.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-crew-13-eight-hour-iss-speed-record

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