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SpaceX CRS-31 docks at International Space Station following supply run

Dragon docked at the ISS around 9 a.m. on Tuesday

Photo: SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (John Raoux, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 recently launched its 31st Dragon Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

On Monday, Falcon 9 launched from Complex Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, and following its stage separation, landed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Dragon then autonomously docked at the ISS on Tuesday around 9 a.m.

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News4JAX live-streamed the launch, which can be seen here.

According to NASA, the launch delivered more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS, including, scientific supplies, equipment, and investigations.

“Scientific investigations traveling in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft include studies of solar wind, a radiation-tolerant moss, spacecraft materials, and cold welding in space,” NASA added.


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