Brief
SpaceX set to launch CRS‑35 cargo mission to ISS on Oct. 13
The Falcon 9‑launched Dragon capsule will deliver solar arrays, retina‑research hardware and other science payloads before returning to Earth in mid‑November.
By Felo News Desk · Published
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to Space.com.
What happened
A Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 GMT). The mission will carry a Dragon spacecraft loaded with 6,300 pounds (2,860 kg) of cargo, including the final set of International Space Station Roll‑Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs). After launch, Dragon is expected to dock autonomously with the station’s Harmony module on Oct. 15 at around 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
What the reports add
Space.com notes that the payload also contains hardware for manufacturing artificial retinas in microgravity, 3‑D heart‑tissue models for drug testing, a new type of glass formed in space, and brain organoids aimed at studying neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.
What was said
NASA officials wrote in a launch preview on Oct. 7 that the mission’s scientific experiments “will help restore vision on Earth and advance large‑scale drug testing on future missions.”
How it came about
The CRS‑35 flight follows SpaceX’s earlier crewed Crew‑13 launch in early October and continues the agency’s partnership with the commercial provider under the Commercial Resupply Services contract. Earlier Felo coverage detailed the targeting of the Oct. 13 launch and the mission’s payload, linking this flight to the broader schedule of ISS resupply missions.
Key facts
- Launch time: 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 GMT) on Oct. 13, 2026 (space.com)
- Cargo mass: 6,300 pounds (2,860 kg) (space.com)
- Docking scheduled for Oct. 15 at ~11 a.m. EDT (space.com)
- Payload includes final Roll‑Out Solar Arrays and retina‑research hardware (space.com)
- Dragon will return to Earth in the Pacific Ocean after about a month (space.com)
Sources
- [1] space.com — originally reported as “SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live”
