SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Cargo Mission Set for May 12 at 7:16 p.m. EDT — ~6,500 lbs of Science Experiments and Crew Supplies Bound for ISS

NASA confirmed around May 7–8, 2026 that SpaceX's 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-34) will launch no earlier than May 12, 2026 at 7:16 p.m. EDT (23:16 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will carry approximately 6,500 pounds of cargo including critical science investigations: a microgravity simulator fidelity study evaluating terrestrial simulator accuracy, a wooden bone scaffold for osteoporosis treatment research, a charged-particle monitor to study power grid and satellite infrastructure impacts, and a planetary formation research experiment. Dragon is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Harmony module's forward port at approximately 9:50 a.m. EDT on May 14. A NASA prelaunch media teleconference was set for May 11 at 11:00 a.m. ET. CRS-34 will be SpaceX's 57th orbital mission of 2026 if it launches as planned, extending SpaceX's unbroken ISS resupply record under the CRS-2 contract. The mission will deploy from SLC-40, the same pad used for the majority of SpaceX's Starlink, commercial, and cargo missions — and the newly inaugurated LZ-40 adjacent landing pad completes the rapid-turnaround landing infrastructure suite at Cape Canaveral.