Today 2026 May13 (Wed) 08:52 Etc/GMT-9

2026/05/13 08:16~2026/05/13 08:16

Falcon 9 B5 • SpX-34 Dragon 2 CRS2

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the latest Dragon 2 spacecraft on an operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the second phase of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Total cargo mass is ?kg, including ?. In it's trunk Dragon will carry the STP-H11 instrument package, which includes NASA's STORIE mission to investigate a ring current around Earth. B1096.6 is the Falcon 9 booster flying this mission and Dragon is vehicle C209.6 on this flight. The first stage will perform a RTLS landing at LZ-40. - Moved forward from June 2026. Delayed from Q4 and March. Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/dF-GsJmqJA8 https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-spacex-34th-commercial-resupply-services-launch/ https://www.spacex.com/launches/crs34 https://www.youtube.com/live/2kHxvJ8266I https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/05/12/live-coverage-nasa-spacex-to-launch-34th-cargo-dragon-mission-to-the-space-station/ https://www.youtube.com/live/S9k4ipwHRzs

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