SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
Lucky 13 SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew missionvar abtest_2174689 = new ABTest(2174689, 'click'); With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space. Stephen Clark – Oct 1, 2026 6:07 pm | 0 SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
- ▪Lucky 13 SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew missionvar abtest_2174689 = new ABTest(2174689, 'click'); With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
- ▪Stephen Clark – Oct 1, 2026 6:07 pm | 0 SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
- ▪Credit: SpaceX SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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Lucky 13 SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew missionvar abtest_2174689 = new ABTest(2174689, 'click'); With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space. Stephen Clark – Oct 1, 2026 6:07 pm | 0 SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Grace" spacecraft stacked atop its trunk section during preparations for the Crew-13 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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