America in Brief

SpaceX Crew-13 launched from Florida’s Space Coast on October 1st, carrying a crew of American, Canadian, and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station. The mission, initially delayed due to propulsion system leaks, will focus on microgravity research for heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, and crop production. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.

• SpaceX Crew-13 launched on October 1st from Cape Canaveral.
• The crew consists of astronauts from the USA, Canada, and Russia.
• The mission’s research will focus on heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, and crop production using microgravity.
• Previous launch was delayed due to leaks in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system.