A technical issue detected on the SpaceX Dragon capsule has caused NASA to delay the Crew-13 mission, extending the time French astronaut Sophie Adenot from the European Space Agency (ESA) will remain aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Originally part of the Crew-12 mission, which launched in February, Adenot was scheduled to return to Earth earlier. The new launch date for Crew-13 is set for 11:10 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 22, from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This delay allows for additional checks and preparations to ensure the safety and success of the mission. The Crew-13 team includes two American astronauts, one Canadian, and one Russian cosmonaut, representing three countries. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, a geologist and mission commander, and Luke Delaney, a pilot, are joined by Canadian Joshua Kutryk from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Teteriatnikov from Roscosmos. Three of the crew members—Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and Sergei Teteriatnikov—are flying for the first time in space. Jessica Watkins, on the other hand, has previously visited the ISS during the Crew-4 mission in 2022, making her the first NASA astronaut to fly twice aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. Additionally, Kutryk is the first Canadian astronaut to participate in NASA's Commercial Crew program. If the launch proceeds as planned, the Dragon capsule will dock with the ISS’s Harmony module approximately nine hours after liftoff, around 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Once docked, the four new crew members will join the Expedition 75 crew currently aboard the station. Before the launch, the crew has been in quarantine at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and will travel to the Kennedy Space Center this Saturday, September 26, to prepare for the mission. For Sophie Adenot, the delay means a longer stay in space, but it also brings her one step closer to returning home. Once Crew-13 is docked and the handover process is complete, Adenot will begin her journey back to Earth. However, the handover involves a few days of overlap between the two crews, allowing for the transfer of responsibilities and knowledge aboard the station. Only after this period will the Crew-12 capsule detach from the ISS, carrying Adenot and her crewmates back to Earth for a landing off the American coast. Adenot’s return will mark the end of her eight-month mission, during which she conducted nearly 200 scientific and technological experiments, including French-developed devices like the autonomous echography system EchoFinder, designed to monitor astronauts’ health.