'I don't really believe it yet': Canada's Joshua Kutryk and Crew-13 astronauts on their way to ISS

Before the crew head to their spacecraft for any mission, there is a traditional walkout from the quarantine building.

Fences are put up around the area where the press gathers, but there’s a special area for the families and their astronaut escorts, who are all in quarantine. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman arrived and briefly went into the quarantine facility.

There are a lot of photographers here, many of them old-timers who know the game and brought ladders to get the best view.

Three Tesla cars were onsite to take the astronauts and others to the pad, all of which had licence plates that read "LUCKY 13." Because…you know.

It was great to see Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who flew to the ISS in 2018, arrive with Kutyrk's daughter on his shoulders, while Kutryk's son and wife followed. His son pointed up towards the windows of the nearby building as NASA employees gathered at the windows. 

NASA employees don't seem to take these launches for granted.

The Crew-13 astronauts soon walked out of the quarantine facility at 7:40 a.m., waving to the crowd and spending a few moments with their families.

Kutryk's wife Heather was visibly moved, appearing to hold back tears and turn her face away. 

Eventually, the four astronauts entered their Teslas, and Joshua lowered his window as his son ran to give him a kiss.