Persistent mission page
A cargo ship carries new power hardware to orbit
A delivery can be successful before its most interesting cargo is ever used. Space missions often depend on a chain of later operations.
WINDOW SETFall 2026 · exact date and time TBANASA currently gives only a fall window. Keep ‘Webcast TBA’ until a dated mission advisory exists.
ENGINEERING DIAGRAM · NOT TO SCALE · EXPECTEDWhy show them
CRS-35 is expected to carry more than 7,200 pounds of cargo and payloads, including rolled-up solar-array hardware for the International Space Station.
Look for
Separate the milestones: launch, Dragon separating from Falcon 9, station approach, and later installation work. The arrays do not unfold during launch.
Tell them this
A delivery can be successful before its most interesting cargo is ever used. Space missions often depend on a chain of later operations.
Ask them
If you were packing for a laboratory that cannot visit a store, what would be hardest to replace?
What happens next
A dated NASA mission page or launch advisory.
Update history
What changed
This is the initial edition. Later factual schedule or watch-link changes will appear here with their source and update lineage.
- Content revision
- kids-next-five-8360acce9609df01
- Last source observation
- 2026-08-11T04:20:41Z
- Next milestone
- A dated NASA mission page or launch advisory.
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