SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

SpaceX is set to launch its CRS-35 cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, October 13, at 6:33 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will carry a robotic Dragon capsule to the orbiting lab, with coverage available starting at 6:15 a.m. EDT via Space.com. Upon reaching the ISS on Thursday, October 15, Dragon is expected to dock autonomously with the Harmony module's space-facing port at approximately 11 a.m. EDT.

The Dragon capsule will deliver 6,300 pounds (2,860 kilograms) of supplies, including the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs) to enhance the station's energy budget. Notable among the scientific payloads are hardware for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity to improve vision on Earth and 3D heart tissue models to advance drug testing for future missions.

Additionally, the spacecraft will carry materials to study glass formation in microgravity and brain organoids to identify treatment targets for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis.

After a month-long stay at the ISS, Dragon will return to Earth with scientific experiments and other hardware, splashing down safely under parachutes in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.