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NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch

Coverage of NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch.

Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA Space Station cargo mission from Cape Canaveral

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with a Cargo Dragon on a space station resupply mission for NASA. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 UTC). The first-stage booster, which …

SpaceX launches CRS-34 Resupply Launch to ISS

Instantaneous launch window: May 15th at 6:05:41PM EDT (22:05:41 UTC) Mission: Falcon 9 of the SpaceX CRS-34 mission to the International Space Station Launch location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth. Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 51.6º orbital inclination Booster: B1096-6; 107d 17h 12min 25s …

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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Resupply

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 95%
B1096 - Landing Zone 40

34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • May 15, 2026, 10:25 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 15, 2026, 10:06 p.m.

Liftoff.


LL2 • May 15, 2026, 9:44 p.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


Cosmic_Penguin • May 15, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

Updated launch weather.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 15, 2026, 1:13 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Falcon 9

Family:
Configuration: Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1096

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: July 16, 2025
Last Flight: July 30, 2026
Flights: 7
Landings Attempted: 7
Landings Successful: 7
Previous B1096 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 first stage B1096 has landed back at the launch site at Landing Zone 40 after its 6th flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 40.

Cargo Dragon C209


Active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 6000 kg
Destination: ISS
Serial Number: C209

Second Cargo Dragon 2

Cargo Dragon 2 Details

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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