SpaceX Dragon Launch Delivers 6,500 Pounds Of Cargo To Space Station
SpaceX launched a Cargo Dragon carrying about 6,500 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station Friday, May 15, 2026, from Cape Canaveral at 5:05 p.m. Central.[1]
Dragon carries roughly 1,834 pounds of research gear to support about 50 science investigations.[1] The Falcon 9 first stage, on its sixth flight, landed back at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral.[1] Dragon is scheduled to dock with the station around 6 a.m. Central Sunday.[1] This is the first time this particular Cargo Dragon has flown to the station six times.[1]
SpaceX and NASA increasingly reuse boosters and capsules to lower costs and speed turnarounds. Station crews will unload the cargo and begin the research once Dragon is berthed.
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- Falcon 9 launched the Cargo Dragon at 6:05 p.m. ET on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Pad 40.
- Dragon is carrying about 6,500 pounds of cargo, including roughly 1,834 pounds of research gear for about 50 science investigations.
- The Falcon 9 first stage, on its sixth mission, landed at Landing Zone 40, and Dragon is scheduled to dock with the ISS around 7 a.m. Sunday.
- This is the first time this specific Cargo Dragon spacecraft has been sent to the ISS for a sixth mission.
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