NASA reported on Sept. 16, 2026, that a Progress 96 cargo spacecraft launched at 9:33 a.m. EDT that Wednesday, carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel and cargo toward the International Space Station. The craft was scheduled to dock automatically to the Poisk module the following Saturday at 9:46 a.m. EDT.

In the same report, NASA and SpaceX said they were then targeting as soon as early October for the Crew-13 launch, to allow completion of prelaunch activities, readiness reviews and coordination of station operations. An oxidizer valve in Dragon's propulsion system had been successfully replaced after a leak was detected earlier in processing.

The seven station residents continued microgravity research, cargo work and maintenance that day, including sleep and health monitoring, electronics soldering tests, water filter installation and exercise device evaluations, NASA said. Several crew members also took part in a news conference with journalists on the ground.