Crew-13
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceX
Trajectory
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Crew
Jessica Watkins
- Birthday: 05/14/1988
- Role: Spacecraft Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 04/27/2022
- Last Flight: 04/27/2022
Jessica Andrea Watkins is an American geologist, former international rugby player, and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2017...
Joshua Kutryk
- Birthday: 03/21/1982
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Canada
Joshua Kutryk, a Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant colonel, is from Beauvallon, Alberta. He has a bachelor’s degree in me...
Luke Delaney
- Birthday: 01/01/1979
- Role: Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
Luke Delaney is a retired US Marine Corps major who grew up in Debary, Florida. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering f...
Sergey Teteryatnikov
- Birthday: 12/19/1988
- Role: Flight Engineer
- Nationality: Russia
Sergey Teteryatnikov graduated from the Naval Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2011 as an engineer specializing in ship po...
Mission
Crew-13
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $52,000,000
SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Location
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 379 rockets, including 379 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1105 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Landing
The Falcon 9 first stage will land back at the launch site after its flight. The booster serial number is unknown at this time. Check back for more details about the booster.
A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms
Landing Zone 40 - LZ-40
Landing Pad at SLC-40 for Falcon 9 boosters. Built as an replacement for LZ-1 & LZ-2.
Return to Launch Site - RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
Agency
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
