# Crew-13 astronaut Joshua Kutryk set for Oct 1 launch

The Canadian Space Agency confirmed astronaut Joshua Kutryk will fly to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew-13 mission on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11:10 AM EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Astronaut Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11:10 AM EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[^5]

The Canadian Space Agency confirmed the assignment on Sept. 30, marking the specific crew member for the flight that will depart Cape Canaveral on the morning of Oct. 1.[^1]

This launch follows a busy period for spaceflight, including the Sept. 28 orbital test of SpaceX's Starship super-rocket from Texas and a Sept. 29 Earth gravity assist by the European Space Agency's Juice probe en route to the outer solar system.[^6][^4]

The mission timeline also sits alongside other recent space activities, such as the Sept. 28 detection of a bright X-ray source by the SRG observatory and the Sept. 15 JWST observations of the planetary-mass object SIMP 0136.[^2][^3]

## What this stands on

1. Crew-13 is expected to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11:10 AM EDT. ([NASASpaceFlight.com](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/09/launch-preview-092926/), News)
2. The Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope onboard the SRG observatory detected a bright X-ray source at the position of RA, Dec = 275.1232, -14.5692 during observations of the Galactic Plane on September 28, 2026. ([The Astronomer's Telegram](https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=18082), News)
3. Astronomers announced on September 15, 2026, that they used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the planetary-mass object SIMP 0136. ([EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world](https://earthsky.org/space/weather-on-exoplanets-simp0136-webb-space-telescope/), News)
4. On September 29, 2026, the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) performed a gravity assist flyby of Earth to fine-tune its trajectory toward the outer solar system. ([Scientific American](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-the-cool-photos-this-jupiter-bound-spacecraft-took-while-swinging-by-earth/), News)
5. The Canadian Space Agency stated on 2026-09-30 that astronaut Joshua Kutryk will launch aboard SpaceX Crew-13 to the International Space Station. ([Les Affaires](https://www.lesaffaires.com/communique-de-presse/avis-aux-medias-lancement-de-la-mission-crew-13-depart-de-joshua-kutryk-pour-la-station-spatiale-internationale/), News)
6. SpaceX launched its Starship super-rocket for its first orbital flight from the Starbase complex on the Texas coast at 7:50 a.m. CT on 2026-09-28. ([Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-spacex-starship-rocket-job-orbital.html), News)

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