A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns to Landing Zone 40 after launching the Crew Dragon capsule into orbit, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 1, 2026. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov are heading to the International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)