> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thecanadareport.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk Launches to Space Station October 1 - URL: https://www.thecanadareport.ca/joshua-kutryk-space-launch/ - Published: 2026-09-30T16:26:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-30T16:32:50.000Z - Description: Joshua Kutryk launches October 1 on SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission, beginning a planned six-month stay aboard the space station. - Author: Steve Cogbill - Tags: Daily News, Alberta | Sourced from 6 independent sources · 1 point in dispute | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ADVFN, Head Topics, SpaceQ, CTV News, CBC, and Play 103.7 Sources agree on most key facts but differ on 1 point. 9 key facts · 7 corroborated · 1 disputed Where sources differ The stated launch start time in Pacific time Head Topics: The launch is scheduled to begin at 9:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. ADVFN: Launch is targeted for no earlier than October 1, 2026, at 11:10 am ET. SpaceQ: Liftoff is set for no earlier than 11:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Thursday, Oct. 1. Play 103.7: NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:10 a.m. local time for the launch of Crew-13, and the launch is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. MT on Oct. 1. This summary is compiled from the independent sources listed above. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Col. Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Oct. 1, joining an international crew on SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission and beginning what is expected to be a roughly six-month stay in orbit. The launch is targeted for no earlier than 11:10 a.m. ET, or 9:10 a.m. MT. The precise timing remains subject to weather and technical checks, leaving Canadians from Alberta to Quebec watching closely for the final go-ahead. ## A Canadian back on long mission Kutryk will fly alongside NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. The mission marks the first long-duration Canadian crew mission to the station since David Saint-Jacques returned in 2019\. For Kutryk, it is the culmination of training across two spacecraft programs. Speaking to reporters before the flight, he described the shift to Crew-13 as “nothing but wonderful” personally, saying it offered him “a first row seat” to different approaches to human spaceflight. His former Grade 6 teacher, Ted Hupé, is among those preparing to watch. Hupé, who taught Kutryk in Whitehorse, recalled him as a “pretty studious kid,” quiet, serious and highly competitive. “He was just a great kid,” Hupé said. “Josh was one of those kids who wanted to excel in everything that he did.” Kutryk previously credited Hupé’s stories of travel and exploration with helping ignite an exploratory spirit in him. “That was one of the things that ignited this exploratory sense,” Kutryk said in an earlier interview. “The explorer within me.” ## Calgary prepares a shared countdown In Calgary, Telus Spark Science Centre will turn its Infinity Dome theatre into a communal launch viewing, projecting the live feed for visitors on the venue’s giant screen. Doors open at 8:45 a.m. The gathering offers a local focal point for a mission carrying particular resonance in Alberta. Kutryk was born in Fort Saskatchewan and spent early years on a cattle farm near Vegreville, according to reporting about his path to the Canadian Space Agency. The public event will give spectators a chance to share the tense final moments before liftoff, from the countdown through the first confirmation that the crew is on its way toward the station. Those watching from home will also have access to the Canadian Space Agency’s YouTube livestream. According to an advisory carried by ADVFN, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is to attend the launch at Kennedy Space Center, where attendance is restricted to accredited media. ## Final checks before departure The crew has already completed a key rehearsal. SpaceQ reported that Kutryk and his crewmates suited up at Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, ran air leak checks and then entered their capsule. Once Crew-13 arrives at the ISS, Crew-12 astronauts will brief the new arrivals on station operations and science. Crew-12 will then depart for a splashdown off the coast of California. For Canada, the handover will begin a new chapter of sustained presence aboard the orbiting laboratory. For the former teacher heading to see the launch, the moment carries a simpler, more personal meaning. “As a longtime teacher, you always want your kids to do well,” Hupé said. “I’m just humbled to think that something I did actually made a difference.” **Reader-funded. No ads. No paywall.** The Canada Report is independent, reader-funded Canadian news — no advertisers, nothing behind a paywall, kept free for everyone. If you value it, you can help keep it that way. 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