SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship on unpiloted flight to space station

May 15, 2026 / 7:34 PM EDT

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SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Friday loaded with 6,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station, including nearly a ton of research gear, samples and other material for some 50 different science investigations.Running three days late because of bad weather, the Dragon's Falcon 9 booster roared to life at 6:05 p.m. ET, blasting off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and arcing away to the northeast in line with the station's orbit.

SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship on unpiloted flight to space station

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