{"id":15582,"date":"2026-05-14T00:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/spacex-dragon-counts-down-to-launch-and-resupply-station\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:04:47","slug":"spacex-dragon-counts-down-to-launch-and-resupply-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/spacex-dragon-counts-down-to-launch-and-resupply-station\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch and Resupply Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch and Resupply Station<\/h2>\n

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company\u2019s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, May 11, 2026, in preparation for launch to the International Space Station.<\/div>\n
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Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel for the launch of SpaceX\u2019s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 6:50 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n

Filled with nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment, Dragon will arrive at the orbiting outpost at approximately 7:35 a.m. Thursday, May 14, and dock autonomously to the forward port of the orbiting laboratory\u2019s Harmony module.<\/p>\n

In addition to cargo for the crew aboard the space station, Dragon will deliver several new experiments, including\u00a0a project\u00a0to determine how well Earth-based\u00a0simulators<\/a>\u00a0mimic microgravity conditions, a\u00a0bone scaffold<\/a>\u00a0made from wood that could produce new treatments for fragile bone conditions like osteoporosis, and\u00a0equipment<\/a>\u00a0to help researchers evaluate how red blood cells and the spleen change in space. The Dragon spacecraft also will carry a\u00a0new instrument\u00a0to study\u00a0charged particles<\/a>\u00a0around the Earth that can\u00a0impact\u00a0power grids and satellites,\u00a0an investigation\u00a0that could provide a fundamental understanding of\u00a0how planets form<\/a>, and\u00a0a\u00a0instrument designed to take highly\u00a0accurate measurements<\/a>\u00a0of sunlight reflected by Earth and the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch NASA\u2019s live rendezvous and docking coverage beginning at 8:20 a.m. on NASA+<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n

Learn more about space station operations by follow @NASASpaceOps<\/a> and @space_station<\/a> on X, as well as the International Space Station\u2019s Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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