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Updated · WRAL News · Oct 13
SpaceX Schedules 6:33 a.m. Falcon 9 Launch for CRS-35 Mission From Cape Canaveral
Updated
Updated · WRAL News · Oct 13

SpaceX Schedules 6:33 a.m. Falcon 9 Launch for CRS-35 Mission From Cape Canaveral

3 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Oct 13

Summary

  • SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral at 6:33 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 13, with the flight potentially visible from North Carolina if skies cooperate.
  • The mission is CRS-35, Dragon’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services flight, and SpaceX says the capsule will take about 52 hours to reach the International Space Station.
  • Dragon is set to dock autonomously with the ISS on Thursday at 11 a.m., continuing SpaceX’s NASA cargo runs to the orbiting laboratory.
  • An August SpaceX launch also produced widely shared photos and video, underscoring regional interest in early-morning launches along the East Coast.

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