CRS-34 Cargo Dragon C209 Docks at ISS Harmony at 6:37 a.m. EDT — Delivers 6,500 lbs Science & Crew Supplies to Expedition 74

SpaceX Cargo Dragon C209 autonomously docked to the forward port of the International Space Station's Harmony module at 6:37 a.m. EDT (10:37 UTC) on Sunday, May 17, 2026 — arriving approximately 28 minutes ahead of the original 7:05 a.m. EDT target. NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway reported 'Dragon contact and soft capture complete' to Mission Control. The spacecraft completed a 36-hour autonomous transit following its May 15 launch at 6:05 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral. C209 carries approximately 6,500 pounds (2,948 kg) of cargo for the ISS Expedition 74 crew, including 831 kg of time-sensitive science experiments: a next-generation space-weather sensor (GNSS-Solar Arrays), bone-tissue repair cell biology trials (NASA's BioCell-8), crew food and clothing resupply, and hardware for ISS maintenance. CRS-34 is Dragon C209's sixth operational flight (previously CRS-22, CRS-24, CRS-27, CRS-30, CRS-32); the capsule is scheduled to remain docked for approximately 30 days before undocking and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast in mid-June 2026. CRS-34 marks SpaceX's 34th resupply mission under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract and the company's 58th orbital mission of 2026.