Crew 13 arrives at the ISS NASA's live welcome coverage

Oct 1

NASA's live coverage follows Crew 13's preparations to enter the International Space Station, including pressure equalization, hatch-opening clearance and confirmation, ventilation and cabin configuration. The commentator confirms Dragon's hatch opened at 8:19 p.m. Central on October 1, 2026 and separately reports the earlier docking at 6:05 p.m. Central. Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, NASA pilot Luke Delaney and NASA commander Jessica Watkins enter in that order and are greeted by Expedition 75. Station commander Jessica Meir opens and closes the welcome event. Watkins thanks ground teams, loved ones and Expedition 75, describing the quick trip and her return with three first-time station visitors. Kutryk greets Canada and looks forward to the mission after sleep; Teteryatnikov thanks NASA, SpaceX and Roscosmos. Mission Control congratulates them on a record-breaking seven-hour, fifty-five-minute launch-to-contact journey. The closing commentary says the newcomers face a safety briefing, rest and adaptation to microgravity before research during an expected six-month stay. It notes absent ceremony participants, allows various possible factors and discusses adaptation generally, without establishing an individual's medical condition or reason for absence.

NASA's live arrival coverage reports that Crew 13 docked with the International Space Station at 6:05 p.m. Central on October 1, 2026 (23:05 UTC), carrying Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk and Sergey Teteryatnikov. Mission Control congratulates the crew on a seven-hour, fifty-five-minute launch-to-contact journey, which the commentator calls record-breaking. The docking is an earlier completed occurrence, distinct from the later hatch opening, crew entry and welcome.