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SpaceX targets Crew-13 launch for no earlier than October 1, 2026

SpaceX says NASA’s Crew-13 mission will launch aboard Falcon 9 and head to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX announced on September 22 that it was targeting no earlier than Thursday, October 1, 2026, for Falcon 9 to launch NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX@SpaceXTargeting no earlier than Thursday, October 1 for Falcon 9’s launch of @NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the @Space_Station → https://spacex.com/launches/crew1317d
Kostiantyn Sokolov@Kostiantyn14954NASA says careful orbital ops and a precise SpaceX launch left the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with fuel for at least 22 years — more than double the planned lifetime. The team has also powered up the 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument and begun Coronagraph checkouts on the way to L2. https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/09/14/fuel-savings-double-potential-lifetime-for-nasas-roman-mission/17d
SPACE.com@SPACEdotcomSpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station is now scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, nearly three weeks after the original target date of Sept. 12. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacexs-next-astronaut-launch-for-nasa-now-set-for-oct-1-after-delay17d
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    SpaceX@SpaceXTargeting no earlier than Thursday, October 1 for Falcon 9’s launch of @NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the @Space_Station → https://spacex.com/launches/crew1317d
    Kostiantyn Sokolov@Kostiantyn14954NASA says careful orbital ops and a precise SpaceX launch left the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with fuel for at least 22 years — more than double the planned lifetime. The team has also powered up the 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument and begun Coronagraph checkouts on the way to L2. https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/09/14/fuel-savings-double-potential-lifetime-for-nasas-roman-mission/17d
    SPACE.com@SPACEdotcomSpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station is now scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, nearly three weeks after the original target date of Sept. 12. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacexs-next-astronaut-launch-for-nasa-now-set-for-oct-1-after-delay17d
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