Lori Glaze

“The space station, as you know, is approaching 26 years of continuous operations, where research and technology demonstrations continue to benefit people here on Earth. They strengthen our U.S. leadership in space and ensure that we're ready for sustained human exploration beyond Earth's orbit,”

Lori Glaze · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01

Glaze highlighted the space station's approaching 26 years of continuous operations and its benefits for people on Earth.

“Once our Crew-13 arrives on board station, they'll quickly get acclimated and we'll conduct a relatively short handover with our Crew-12 preparing to return home early next week,”

Lori Glaze · said 2026-09-30 · reported 2026-10-01

Glaze described the handover plan between Crew-13 and Crew-12 during Wednesday's prelaunch news conference.