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SpaceX Launches 35th NASA Resupply Mission, Delivering Solar Arrays and Cutting-Edge Experiments to ISS
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What changed?
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 carrying more than 6,300 lb of supplies and hardware for NASA’s International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon spacecraft will autonomously dock on Oct. 15 at the Harmony module’s space‑facing port, where astronauts will install the final pair of Roll‑Out Solar Arrays, boosting the station’s power capacity and supporting future deorbit plans. Dragon also delivers a suite of experiments, including microgravity‑fabricated artificial retinas, 3D heart‑tissue models, novel glass‑formation studies, and brain organoids aimed at uncovering treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. These investigations advance biomedical research, materials science, and the groundwork for Artemis and beyond.
Why it matters
The mission expands ISS power, supports critical biomedical experiments that could lead to new treatments, and lays technical groundwork for future lunar and Martian exploration.
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