SpaceX is due to launch a Falcon 9 and Dragon cargo capsule on 13 October, carrying 6,300 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The mission is expected to dock on 15 October.
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01Summary
- 01The Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 GMT).
- 02Live coverage at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, is due to begin at 6:15 a.m. EDT (1015 GMT).
- 03The flight is CRS-35, SpaceX's 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA.
- 04Dragon is expected to reach the International Space Station on Thursday 15 October and dock autonomously at about 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
- 05The cargo includes the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, plus science equipment for studies including artificial retinas, 3D heart tissue models, new glass and brain organoids.
02Why it matters
The mission will deliver essential supplies and research equipment to astronauts aboard the International Space Station. It also carries hardware that could support future medical and scientific work on Earth.
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