A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on 15 October 2026, delivering research equipment, supplies and the final pair of roll-out solar arrays for the orbiting laboratory, NASA reported.

The uncrewed vehicle arrived at the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 10:27 a.m. US Eastern Daylight Time. It carried more than 6,300 pounds of food, equipment and other supplies for the Expedition 75 crew, according to NASA.

Science on board

NASA said the cargo included hardware for research into artificial retinas and three-dimensional heart tissue models in microgravity. The mission also carried materials for studies of glass formation and brain organoids. These are research projects; the agency’s descriptions do not establish that treatments are ready for patients.

The solar arrays are intended for installation during future spacewalks as part of the station’s power-system augmentation. At the time of NASA’s 15 October update, Dragon was expected to remain at the station until mid-November and return research cargo to Earth. Mission schedules can change.

The flight was SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply mission for NASA. It launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 13 October.

Sources: NASA station update, 15 October 2026: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/15/spacex-dragon-docks-with-science-supplies-and-roll-out-solar-arrays/ ; NASA mission overview: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasas-spacex-35th-commercial-resupply-mission-overview/

Image: SpaceX Dragon approaching the space station on 15 October 2026, NASA image iss075e0226575. Source: https://images.nasa.gov/details/iss075e0226575