Alberta-born astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to launch for ISS on Oct. 1

Alberta-born astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to launch for ISS on Oct. 1Alberta-born astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to launch for ISS on Oct. 1

OTTAWA — Another Canadian astronaut is heading to space, with Alberta-born Joshua Kutryk scheduled to launch for the International Space Station on Oct. 1.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:10 a.m. local time for the launch of Crew-13, which will carry Kutryk, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the station.

If the mission launches as planned, the crew is expected to arrive at the ISS less than nine hours later, with docking scheduled for about 6 p.m. MT.

Kutryk will live and work aboard the station for roughly six months, taking part in scientific research and other operations alongside the international crew.