NASA and SpaceX plan to launch CRS-35 on Tuesday 13 October 2026. It is the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA [1][2]. It has not flown yet. Everything below is a plan, and plans can change.
Spotted via @Space_Station on X: https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2109354310416879683
Confirmed as plans: the dates, times and cargo come from NASA and SpaceX. Nothing has happened yet. Reported: the receiving crew comes from an X post only.
The plan
Both agencies target the same launch time. NASA’s times are US Eastern and “subject to change based on real-time operations” [1].
| Event | US Eastern | London (BST) |
|---|---|---|
| NASA launch coverage begins [1] | 6:15 a.m. EDT, Tue 13 Oct | 11:15 |
| Launch target [1][2] | 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tue 13 Oct | 11:33 (10:33 UTC) |
| SpaceX backup launch [2] | 6:08 a.m. ET, Wed 14 Oct | 11:08 |
| NASA docking coverage begins [1] | 9:15 a.m. EDT, Thu 15 Oct | 14:15 |
| Docking [1][2] | about 11 a.m. EDT, Thu 15 Oct | about 16:00 |
A Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida [1][2]. SpaceX says the flight takes about 52 hours. Dragon then docks by itself with the station [2]. NASA says it will dock to the space-facing port of the Harmony module [1].
SpaceX says this is the fourth flight for this Dragon, which flew CRS-26, CRS-29 and CRS-33 before. It says the Falcon 9 booster is flying for the eighth time [2].
What it carries
NASA says Dragon carries more than 6,300 pounds of supplies [1]. NASA lists:
- The final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays.
- Hardware to make artificial retinas in microgravity, to help restore vision on Earth.
- 3D heart tissue models, to advance large-scale drug testing on future missions.
- Materials to study how a new type of glass forms in microgravity.
- Brain organoids that could reveal treatment targets for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.
Dragon is scheduled to stay until mid-November. It then returns to Earth with time-critical research and cargo and splashes down off California [1]. The @Space_Station post says Expedition 75 is scheduled to receive the delivery. NASA’s release does not say this.
Plain words
- Commercial resupply: cargo flights to the station run by a private company, here SpaceX, for NASA.
- IROSA: the station’s roll-out solar arrays. NASA says this is the final set.
- Microgravity: the very weak gravity on the station, where things float.
What can change
A launch can slip because of weather or technical issues. SpaceX lists a backup try on Wednesday 14 October [2]. Check NASA (nasa.gov/live) and SpaceX for updates.
What is not known
- Whether the launch goes on 13 October. It has not happened.
- The exact docking time. NASA says “around” 11 a.m. and SpaceX “approximately” 11:00 a.m.
- Who is on the station to receive Dragon. That comes from the X post.
Sources
- NASA, “NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival” (media advisory M26-078), 7 October 2026 (primary). https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-spacex-35th-station-resupply-launch-arrival/
- SpaceX, “CRS-35 Mission” (primary; undated page, read 11 October 2026). https://www.spacex.com/launches/crs35
- International Space Station (@Space_Station), X post, 11 October 2026, 18:43 UTC (19:43 BST) (NASA’s station account; read via the X API). https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2109354310416879683
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