Joshua Kutryk Begins Six-Month ISS Mission After Record-Setting Arrival
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk begins his first full day aboard the International Space Station on Friday, starting an approximately six-month mission involving Canadian and international scientific research, as well as station operations and maintenance.
Kutryk arrived Thursday evening aboard SpaceX Crew-13 with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Their Dragon spacecraft docked with the station at about 7:05 p.m. ET, just 7 hours and 55 minutes after launch.
NASA said the flight marked the fastest launch-to-docking time for a U.S. spacecraft in International Space Station history. Following pressure equalization and leak checks, the hatch opened at 9:19 p.m. ET, allowing Crew-13 to enter the station and join Expedition 75.
The mission launched at 11:10 a.m. ET on October 1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft. Kutryk's flight is the first mission by a Canadian astronaut under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
During his six months in orbit, Kutryk will participate in Canadian studies examining how long-duration spaceflight affects the human body. The research includes investigations into exercise and muscle health, vision changes, anemia, bone health, cardiovascular and respiratory function, and blood-clot risk in microgravity.
Kutryk is the fourth Canadian Space Agency astronaut to undertake a long-duration mission aboard the ISS, following Robert Thirsk, Chris Hadfield and David Saint-Jacques
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