As NASA plans for extensive exploration of the Moon, the agency and its partners continue research into living off the Earth for long-term space missions. A SpaceX Crew Dragon lifted off at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Oct 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the Crew-13 mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, accompanied by Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov plan a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.