Next SpaceX Flight to Resupply Space Station Targeted for Aug. 13

On June 3, 2017, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on the company's 11th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
On June 3, 2017, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on the company’s 11th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray

The next flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver cargo to the International Space Station now is targeted for Aug. 13 at approximately 12:56 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This will be the company’s 12th commercial resupply mission to the orbiting laboratory. The Falcon 9 will send a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of equipment, crew supplies and more than 250 science and research investigations.