{
  "id": 14183003,
  "title": "SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch for Station Resupply Mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/spacex-dragon-counts-down-to-launch-for-station-resupply-mission",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:18:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/13/spacex-dragon-counts-down-to-launch-for-station-resupply-mission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On May 15, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft, is set to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida toward the International Space Station. The mission, designated as the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, will transport over 6,300 pounds of supplies.\n\nThe Dragon spacecraft will autonomously dock with the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module around 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 15. Preparations for the rendezvous and docking will be broadcast live by NASA starting at 9:15 a.m. aboard the spacecraft is the last pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, which will enhance the station's power system and provide additional electricity for research, operations, and the station's controlled deorbit.\n\nUpon arrival, astronauts will install the arrays during a series of spacewalks scheduled for later this fall. Additionally, Dragon will be carrying several innovative experiments. These include hardware for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity, which could potentially restore vision for patients on Earth. The mission will also deliver 3D heart tissue models to advance large-scale drug testing for future space missions.\n\nOther cargo includes materials to study the formation of a new type of glass in microgravity, as well as brain organoids to uncover potential treatment targets for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis. For the latest updates on station activities, readers can follow the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and Instagram accounts. NASA also delivers the latest updates weekly, which can be subscribed to here.",
  "summary": "NASA is streaming live coverage as it prepares for the launch of the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for the agency. The post SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch for Station Resupply Mission appeared first on NASA Science .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}