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Russian Crew Set for SpaceX Launch
28 Aug
Summary
- Cosmonauts Teteryatnikov and Kiviryyan passed all tests.
- They are assigned to the SpaceX Crew-13 mission.
- The mission is expected to launch no earlier than mid-September.
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Teteryatnikov and Arutyun Kiviryyan have successfully completed all training and exams required for their upcoming space mission. A commission assessing their readiness has officially declared them prepared for flight aboard the US Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Teteryatnikov will serve as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a role he will undertake as part of the primary crew. Kiviryyan is designated as his backup. This mission, operating under an integrated NASA-Roscosmos agreement, is anticipated to launch no earlier than mid-September.
The full four-person crew for SpaceX Crew-13 includes Teteryatnikov, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, and pilot Luke Delaney. Teteryatnikov and Kutryk are assigned as mission specialists, while Watkins will command the mission and Delaney will serve as pilot.
