GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - CRS SpX-34 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

Launch Date: May 15, 2026 (EDT) Launch Time: 6:05 p.m. EDT, 2205 UTC (May 15, 00:05 CEST) Launch Window: Instantaneous Launch Site: SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA Targeted Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit - International Space Station ISS) Launch Inclination: North East Launch Status: Scheduled and announced Mission: CRS SpX-34 Cargo Dragon: C209 - Flight 6 Launch Provider: SpaceX Launch Contractor: NASA Launcher System: Falcon 9 (Booster 1096 - Turnaround time 105 days) Flight for the Booster: 6 Previous Flights of the Booster: 5 - KF-01, IMAP, NROL-77, GPS III-8, and one Starlink mission Cargo Dragon: C209 (Tournaround time 387 days) Flight for the Cargo Dragon: 6 Previous Flights of the Cargo Dragon: 5 - CRS-22, CRS-24, CRS-27, CRS-30, and CRS-32 to and from the space station Booster landing: Landing Zone 40 (LZ-40) - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida Price: $74 million (without payload) Diameter: 3,7 m Height: 70 meters Payload to Orbit: 22,800 LEO / 8,300 GTO Lift-Off Thrust: 7,607 kilonewtons Fairing: Diameter 5,2 meters / Height 13 meters Stages: 2 SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 14 (EDT), for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 34th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-34) mission for NASA to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:05 p.m. ET. CRS-34 is the sixth flight for the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission, which previously flew CRS-22, CRS-24, CRS-27, CRS-30, and CRS-32 to and from the space station. After an approximate 38-hour flight, Dragon will autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory on Thursday, May 14, at around 9:50 a.m. ET. This will be the sixth flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched KF-01, IMAP, NROL-77, GPS III-8, and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 mission will deliver supplies and science to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services. NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program secures reliable, cost-effective delivery of cargo, scientific experiments, and supplies to the International Space Station using private U.S. companies. You will find more information about the trajectory and data on the day of the launch here: https://flightclub.io/live Countdown Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins 00:16:00 2nd stage LOX loading begins 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks 00:01:00 Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff Launch, Landing, and Deployment (All Times Approximate) Hr/Min/Sec Event 00:01:08 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:17 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:18 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:22 Stage 1 flip 00:02:26 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:31 Boostback burn 00:06:19 1st stage entry burn starts 00:06:31 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:32 1st stage landing burn starts 00:07:42 1st stage landing 00:08:30 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:09:22 Dragon separates from 2nd stage 00:10:33 Dragon nosecone open sequence begins