NASA and SpaceX Target October 13 Cargo Resupply Mission

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 13, for the launch of a commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, NASA News reported. The uncrewed mission will deliver science experiments, essential supplies, and equipment to the orbiting laboratory. Mirage News also confirmed the coverage announcement for the launch. [1][8]

The cargo includes the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, according to NASA News. This mission marks the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services flight to the space station for the space agency. NASA News added that the agency will host a media teleconference on Thursday, October 8, to preview the resupply flight. [1]

Commercial Resupply Services are a series of flights contracted by NASA to deliver cargo and supplies to the orbital station using commercially operated spacecraft. The SpaceX CRS-35 flight is expected to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [11][12]

Separately, NASA reported that the SpaceX Crew-12 mission undocked from the space station's Harmony module aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on October 7. The returning crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. [4][6][7]