Watch the launch of SpaceX Crew-13! Astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergey Teteryatnikov head to the ISS.

Nasa's SpaceX Crew-13 mission, launching October 1, will send four astronauts for a six-month stay on the ISS to conduct scientific research and maintain station operations.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers aim to grow stem cell-derived cardiac spheroids with blood vessels to model cardiovascular disease and examine how cancer drugs affect the heart. This project was awarded through the ISS National Lab's Igniting Innovation collaboration with NASA's Biological and Physical Sciences Division.

September, but is planning two big missions on the same day next week with the launches of Crew-13 to the International Space Station and the NROL-97 mission on the powerhouse Falcon Heavy.

Six months have elapsed since astronauts have reached space after a rocket launch from the US. That's due to change with a mission known as Crew-13.

NASA astronaut Luke Delaney is making final preparations to pilot a SpaceX Dragon and his Crew-13 companions up to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX successfully launched nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies, food and experiments to the International Space Station on Monday night. The California-based company’s Falcon 9 rocket had an instantaneous liftoff at 9:29 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX Crew-14 will bring four astronauts from three space agencies to the space station in a mission planned for 2027.

Follow FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live updates from SpaceX’s upcoming 14th Starship rocket test launch from Starbase in remote Boca Chica, Texas.