Space & Tech
NASA targets October 13 at earliest for Cape cargo mission; time remains unset
SpaceX’s CRS-35 mission is due to carry supplies, research and the station’s final roll-out solar arrays. NASA lists an earliest launch date, with the time still to be determined.
NASA’s next SpaceX cargo mission from Cape Canaveral is targeting no earlier than Tuesday, October 13. The agency’s CRS-35 mission page, updated October 2, lists the launch time as to be determined. October 13 is an earliest target, rather than a confirmed appointment to watch liftoff.
CRS-35 is SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply mission for NASA. A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station, NASA says.
The cargo will include the final sets of the station’s roll-out solar arrays, known as IROSA. NASA says astronauts will install them during future spacewalks to complete a power upgrade. The additional electricity is intended to support station operations, including its eventual safe, controlled deorbit.
The mission will also carry research hardware and materials, including an investigation into how a new type of glass forms in microgravity. These are planned investigations; the launch announcement does not establish their results.
For local launch watchers, a date without a time is not enough to plan a viewing trip. Check NASA’s mission page and its linked station and commercial-resupply blogs for updated timing before making plans. The agency’s general event calendar still gives the broader window of no earlier than fall 2026.