SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are now vertical at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This preparation is in anticipation of the upcoming NASA SpaceX Crew-13 mission, scheduled for launch on September 27, 2026. The image documenting this milestone shows the vertical configuration of the rocket and capsule, a crucial step before any crewed mission.

The Crew-13 mission will transport four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew will consist of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey […]. This international collaboration underscores the ongoing joint effort in space exploration and the maintenance of the ISS as a global orbital laboratory.