Updated
Updated · NASA · Oct 1
Crew-13 Enters ISS, Expanding Expedition 75 to 11 Members
Updated
Updated · NASA · Oct 1

Crew-13 Enters ISS, Expanding Expedition 75 to 11 Members

3 articles · Updated · NASA · Oct 1

Summary

  • Four Crew-13 astronauts and cosmonauts entered the International Space Station after Dragon’s hatch opened at 9:19 p.m. EDT, officially joining Expedition 75.
  • The new arrivals are NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
  • Their arrival raises the station’s crew to 11, joining NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway and Anil Menon, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina and Andrey Fedyaev.
  • The handover adds personnel for ongoing work aboard the orbiting laboratory as Expedition 75 continues.

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