SpaceX Dragon Will Launch on Tuesday to Bring Cargo to the ISS
The mission will carry 6,500 pounds of supplies and experiments, and the booster will attempt a recovery landing after liftoff.
- On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the CRS-34 mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:16 p.m. EDT, delivering 6,500 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station.
- Launch Weather Officer Brian Cizek forecasts only a 35% chance of favorable conditions today, though prospects improve to 85% by Thursday, while booster B1096 will attempt a recovery landing at Landing Zone 40.
- Research payload includes experiments such as ODYSSEY, STORIE, and SPARK; NASA operations and integration manager Bill Spetch explained the mission includes "everything from water purification hardware to research that helps us better understand space weather."
- Marking a record-setting sixth flight, Dragon capsule C209 will dock autonomously with the orbiting lab on Thursday at 9:50 a.m. EDT, arriving two weeks before the next scheduled spacewalk on the Russian segment.
- Following its month-long stay, the spacecraft will depart in mid-June with time-sensitive research, targeting a splashdown off the Pacific Coast of California to conclude the mission.
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Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch 34th Cargo Dragon mission to the space station
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, is seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to launch a Cargo Dragon loaded with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday evening, weather permitting. Liftoff of the CRS-34 mission, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space…
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arcamax.comIf weather allows, sonic boom in store as SpaceX tries for launch to the space station
Despite a dodgy weather forecast, SpaceX has lined up its latest resupply run for NASA to the International Space Station on Tuesday night that could bring a sonic boom to parts of Central Florida.
SpaceX Plans Tuesday Launch of Dragon Cargo Mission for NASA
SpaceX plans to launch its 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-34) on Tuesday, sending a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station under a NASA resupply contract, according to Space Coast Daily. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 7:16 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A backup launch window is set for Wednesday at 6:50 p.m. local time. This will be the Dragon spacec…
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