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Crew-13 begins its trip to the space station
Reaching orbit is not the finish line. Dragon still has to catch a station moving around Earth and dock with it.
WINDOW SETNo earlier than September 12, 2026 · exact time TBASay ‘target’ or ‘no earlier than,’ not ‘launches on.’ NASA has not published an exact time.
ENGINEERING DIAGRAM · NOT TO SCALE · EXPECTEDWhy show them
Four astronauts will leave Earth in Dragon and begin a journey to the International Space Station—a laboratory that circles our planet roughly every 90 minutes.
Look for
Watch the rocket clear the tower, then listen for stage separation and Dragon separation. Each confirms a different part of the ride worked.
Tell them this
Reaching orbit is not the finish line. Dragon still has to catch a station moving around Earth and dock with it.
Ask them
Which moment would convince you the launch worked—and which would prove the whole trip worked?
What happens next
NASA publishes the exact launch opportunity; liftoff and docking follow if conditions are ready.
Update history
What changed
This is the initial edition. Later factual schedule or watch-link changes will appear here with their source and update lineage.
- Content revision
- kids-next-five-8360acce9609df01
- Last source observation
- 2026-08-11T04:20:41Z
- Next milestone
- NASA publishes the exact launch opportunity; liftoff and docking follow if conditions are ready.