NASA, SpaceX and international partners voted to proceed with preparations for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station after a Flight Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency reported on September 25, 2026. The review assessed SpaceX's transportation system, mission operations, support functions and the station's readiness for the incoming crew.

The mission is targeted to launch no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 1, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, serving as commander, and Luke Delaney, as pilot, are joined by mission specialists Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency and Sergey Teteryatnikov of Roscosmos.

According to the report, the crew was scheduled to arrive at Kennedy the following day to continue preparations from Astronaut Crew Quarters, with the arrival streamed on the center's YouTube channel. Further launch details were to be shared through the mission blog and NASA Kennedy's social media accounts.