SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA

SpaceX launched its 31st resupply mission to the ISS, carrying 6,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and equipment.

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, with the first stage successfully landing at Cape Canaveral shortly after.

The uncrewed Cargo Dragon capsule is set to dock with the ISS on Tuesday morning, delivering experiments like the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment to study solar wind, Antarctic moss for radiation effects research, and LignoSat, a wooden probe to test wood’s durability in space, Space.com has reported.

This mission adds to SpaceX’s 100+ launches in 2024, largely supporting its Starlink constellation.

Written by B.C. Begley