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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34
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May 15, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
Resupply
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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Additional Media
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 …
Upcoming Launches
May 17, 2026
Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD
Polar Orbit Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
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May 19, 2026
Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Elliptical Orbit Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield – the magnetosphere – and the supersonic solar wind.
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Upcoming Events
Docking
May 17, 2026
SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Docking
International Space StationFollowing its launch atop a Falcon 9, the CRS-34 Dragon will autonomously dock to the ISS, bringing crew supplies as well as experiments.
EVA
May 31, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationTwo astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along …
Flyby
July 31, 2026
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
(98943) TorifuneAs part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.
Flyby
September 30, 2026
Juice Earth Flyby
EarthThird flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.
Kinetica 1
5 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShare-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55
Zhuque-2E Block 2
Mass Simulator
Launch Area 96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and e…
Long March 6A
SpaceSail Polar Group 09
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Falcon 9
NROL-172
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Long March 7
Tianzhou-10
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaNinth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-29
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
CAS500-2 & Others
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USARide-share of 45 satellites including: * CAS500-2 (KASA, South Korea) The South Korean CAS500-1 and -2 satellites will image the Earth in pan-chr…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-38
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz-5
Demo Flight
45/1 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanDemonstration Flight for Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, with a mass simulator on board. The launch was suborbital with the simulator splashing …
Ariane 64
Amazon Leo (LE-02)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Spaceflight News
Spaceflight Now
Live Coverage: SpaceX makes another attempt to launch space stat…
Liftoff of the resupply mission, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Stat…
NASASpaceflight
Flight 12 readies for the debut SpaceX’s next Ship evolution
Starship’s second stage has evolved through numerous iterations since the early test flights of SN8… The post Flight 12…
NASA
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pu…
ESA
Preparing Smile for space
Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun, th…
NASA
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral…

