Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk joins NASA's SpaceX mission

CTV News’ Science and Tech expert Dan Riskin on Canada’s thriving space agency, as Joshua Kutryk joins NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13.

OTTAWA — Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to head to the International Space Station later this year, joining NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13.

A news release from the Canadian Space Agency says this will be Kutryk’s first space mission.

During his mission, the Canadian Space Agency says he will conduct several international and Canadian science experiments, many focusing on health-related research and space station maintenance and operations activities.

Kutryk is expected to launch no earlier than mid-September 2026 from Florida, along with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.

NASA says the flight is the 13th crew rotation with SpaceX to the space station as part of its Commercial Crew Program.

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen returned from a 10-day lunar flyby mission earlier this month.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 23, 2026.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press