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Updated · NASA · May 13NASA, SpaceX Retarget 34th ISS Cargo Launch for May 15 After Weather Delay
7 articles · Updated · NASA · May 13
- 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday is the new launch target for SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral.
- Wednesday’s attempt was scrubbed after inclement weather triggered anvil cloud launch violations around Space Launch Complex 40.
- The delay gives teams time to refresh cargo packed inside Dragon and preserves the mission’s timing for station arrival.
- 7:00 a.m. Sunday is the planned docking time at the orbiting laboratory, with NASA set to begin rendezvous coverage at 5:30 a.m.
This Dragon sets a reusability record, but what is the ultimate physical lifespan for these deep-space supply vehicles? With launch rates soaring, can Cape Canaveral's infrastructure truly support thousands of future annual flights? What medical breakthroughs for Earth could result from the bone and blood cell experiments on this ISS mission?