Sixth-flight Cargo Dragon signals a new normal for ISS resupply
TL;DR
SpaceX launched CRS-34, sending a Cargo Dragon on its sixth trip to the ISS alongside a six-flight Falcon 9 booster. The milestone illustrates how reuse has become routine, quietly reshaping the economics of station resupply by enabling multiple flights, reduced waste, and a dependable downmass capability as NASA relies on commercial partners on the eve of the station’s retirement.
- A cargo Dragon just flew its sixth mission to the ISS — and the quiet milestone reveals how SpaceX has rewritten the economics of station resupply without anyone making a fuss about it Space Daily
- SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies NASA (.gov)
- SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS SpaceNews
- SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship on unpiloted flight to space station CBS News
- NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station Spaceflight Now
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