NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Tuesday, October 13, to launch the 35th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying more than 6,300 pounds of cargo.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Tuesday, October 13, to launch the 35th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying more than 6,300 pounds of cargo. The payload includes scientific experiments and the final pair of Roll-Out Solar Arrays to complete the station's power system augmentation.
Key research investigations include LambdaVision-1 to manufacture artificial retinas, Stellar Spheroids to grow 3D heart tissue models, ELF-Unconventional Glass 2 to study glass formation, and MINDS to examine neurodegenerative disease inflammation. The mission also carries a collapsible contingency urinal for the Artemis III program. Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Watkins will monitor the Dragon spacecraft as it autonomously docks to the Harmony module's space-facing port.
The spacecraft will remain docked for about a month before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean in mid-November. When it returns, the Dragon capsule will bring back completed science samples, a failed robotic arm joint from Canadarm2 for ground analysis, a spacesuit, and various life support hardware for refurbishment.
NASA plans to stream launch and coverage online.
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Original publication: 8 October 2026 01:47
