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SpaceX Falcon 9 for Crew-13 vertical on pad ahead of record fast station flight

Launch is scheduled no earlier than 11:10 ET 1 October 2026, with a planned transit time that will set a US space station record.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-13 mission is vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[1] Launch is scheduled no earlier than 11:10 ET on 1 October 2026.[4] NASA officials stated the planned 7 hour 50 minute trip from launch to docking will be the fastest by a United States spacecraft in space station history.[2] Also on 29 September, NASA appointed four astronauts from three space agencies to lead the follow-on Crew-14 mission to the station.[3]
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  1. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-13 mission is vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. · Space Coast Daily
  2. NASA officials stated that the planned 7-hour, 50-minute trip from launch to docking on October 1 will be the fastest by a U.S. spacecraft in space station history. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
  3. NASA has appointed four astronauts from three space agencies to lead the SpaceX Crew-14 mission to the International Space Station. · Media Indonesia
  4. The SpaceX Crew-13 launch is scheduled for no earlier than 11:10 ET on 1 October 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. · Les Affaires
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