SpaceX Sets Sept. 12 Crew-13 ISS Launch for 4 Astronauts on Dragon Grace

2 articles · Updated · Space.com · Aug 4

Sept. 12 remains the target for SpaceX’s Crew-13 launch from Cape Canaveral, with four astronauts set to dock at the ISS the next day for a seven-month Expedition 75/76 stay.
Dragon Grace has completed final integration, and NASA said the reused Falcon 9 booster—previously flown on Crew-12—is entering maintenance with no major issues being tracked.
Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Josh Kutryk and Sergey Teteryatnikov are slated for station maintenance, spacewalks, cargo operations and medical and crop research, including studies tied to heart disease, Parkinson’s and blood-flow abnormalities.
Aug. 7 will bring the crew’s first suited boarding of Grace using SpaceX’s new Rev. 3 suits, while the capsule also debuts metal Draco-thruster “mud flaps” and Cybertrucks as pad emergency vehicles.
Grace’s second flight comes as SpaceX plans no new Crew Dragons and instead extends the existing fleet’s service life, keeping the capsule central to ISS rotations amid delayed alternatives.