{"id":263434,"date":"2026-05-08T13:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263434\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:33:18","slug":"spacex-rocket-launch-from-florida-set-for-tuesday-on-nasa-resupply-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263434\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket launch from Florida set for Tuesday on NASA resupply mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida<\/a> with supplies for the current NASA crew aboard the International Space Station next week \u2014 and it will bring a pre-sunset sonic boom<\/a> to the Space Coast.<\/p>\n

SpaceX has an instantaneous launch opportunity at 7:16 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Due to the spacecraft traveling to the orbiting space station, the liftoff must occur on time.<\/p>\n

If needed, SpaceX has a backup launch opportunity at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 13.<\/p>\n

The mission, referred to as CRS-34, marks SpaceX\u2019s 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA. The company is contracted by the agency to send a Cargo Drago spacecraft full of supplies and science to ISS for the astronauts.<\/p>\n

Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL spacecraft is also contracted by NASA for space station resupply missions. The last resupply mission<\/a> was on April 11 when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Cygnus XL to the ISS.<\/p>\n

When is the next Florida launch? Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

Expect an evening sonic boom, as the rocket\u2019s first stage booster will come back for a landing at Cape Canaveral Landing Zone 40, which is located near the launch site. The landing will occur just under eight minutes after liftoff, and a sonic boom will sound throughout Brevard County just afterward.<\/p>\n

The FLORIDA TODAY Space Team will have live updates beginning 90 minutes before the evening liftoff at FloridaToday.com\/Space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com<\/a> or on X: @brookeofstars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX rocket launch from Florida Tuesday set to deliver cargo for NASA<\/a><\/p>\n