SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission

SpaceX has detailed the pre-launch procedures and interventions that were performed on the astronaut crew before the launch of its latest crew mission, Crew-13. The mission marked a historic milestone for astronaut Jessica Watkins, who became the first Black woman to lead a crew into space. The Crew-13 mission was a commercial crew mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A on February 26, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The crew consisted of four astronauts: Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, Warren Hoburg, and Mission Commander, Koichi Wakata. The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which aims to provide crew transportation services to the International Space Station. The Crew-13 mission carried out a variety of scientific experiments and technology demonstrations during its six-month stay in space.