Dana Weigel
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“A lot of life-changing things can happen over six months,”
Dana Weigel · said 2026-09-30 · reported 2026-10-01
Weigel said this on the eve of liftoff, noting the space agency would keep Kutryk connected to his family during the mission.
“They also will explore crop production, which is important for longer-duration spaceflight missions, help us better understand blood flow abnormalities that we see in space, and test new diagnostic medical equipment for monitoring crew health.”
Dana Weigel · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01
Weigel described additional Crew-13 research objectives including crop production and testing new diagnostic medical equipment on NASA's website.
“During the mission, the crew will help researchers treat heart disease and Parkinson's disease by studying human stem-cell-derived tissues that can help improve medicine, disease modeling, and pharmaceutical testing,”
Dana Weigel · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01
Weigel described the Crew-13 mission's research objectives on NASA's website, including studying human stem-cell-derived tissues.
“There is no ongoing leak,”
Dana Weigel · said 2026-08-04 · reported 2026-08-04
Weigel confirmed that air leaks in the Russian segment of the ISS that caused crew members to shelter in Crew Dragon in June have stopped.
“we ended up healthier”
Dana Weigel · said 2026-08-04 · reported 2026-08-04
Weigel noted that NASA had considered shifting to longer missions due to budget constraints but ended up healthier after Congress finalized funding.