# CSA proud of Joshua Kutryk, first Canadian to fly on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program

https://mins.news/en/video/82526

- Global News, 2026-10-01 20:50 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TeBXDOlQKg

> The Canadian Space Agency praised astronaut Joshua Kutryk after NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 launched successfully toward the International Space Station on Thursday morning. The mission marks the first time a CSA astronaut has participated in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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