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Updated · Florida Today · May 1
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station
Updated
Updated · Florida Today · May 1

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station

16 articles · Updated · Florida Today · May 1
  • The mission is scheduled for 7:16 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with sonic booms expected.
  • The Dragon spacecraft will carry supplies and equipment for NASA's resupply trip to the orbiting laboratory, part of a May launch schedule dominated by SpaceX Starlink flights.
  • Florida had 109 orbital launches in 2025, a record, and had logged 31 by the end of April as Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center prepare for more missions.
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