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Four person ISS crew set for October 1 launch from Cape Canaveral

Liftoff is scheduled no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday October 1.

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NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station for a long duration science mission on 1 October 2026.[3] Liftoff will occur no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.[1] All missions scheduled this week will use return-to-launch-site landing.[5] On 23 September 2026, the joint European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to begin formal science operations.[4] The European Space Agency has set a target to limit creation of new debris in Earth and lunar orbits by 2030 through its Zero Debris initiative.[2]
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  1. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. · Space Coast Daily
  2. The European Space Agency has set a goal to significantly limit the creation of new debris in Earth and lunar orbits by 2030 through its 'Zero Debris' initiative. · Nezavisne novine
  3. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station for a long-duration science mission on Oct. 1, 2026. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
  4. On 23 September 2026, the joint European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to begin formal science operations. · esa.intofficial source
  5. Every mission scheduled for this week will feature a return-to-launch-site landing. · NASASpaceFlight.com
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