{"id":453378,"date":"2026-05-17T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453378\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:13:09","slug":"spacex-dragon-approaching-station-packed-with-science-and-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453378\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live coverage is underway for arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n

At approximately 6:38 a.m. EDT, Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of the space station\u2019s Harmony module.<\/p>\n

The spacecraft is carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory aboard SpaceX\u2019s 34th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The mission launched at 6:05 p.m. on May 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n

Learn more about space station operations by follow @NASASpaceOps<\/a> and @space_station<\/a> on X, as well as the International Space Station\u2019s Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n

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May 17, 2026 5:05AM<\/p>\n

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