
Sixth-flight Cargo Dragon signals a new normal for ISS resupply
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.