International Space Station

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Carries Last Pair of Roll-Out Solar Arrays and NASA Research to the Space Station

By Plainly Now News Desk Published October 13, 2026

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft with its nose cone open, showing its docking mechanism, approaching the International Space Station against the black background of space.

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 13 carrying the last pair of roll-out solar arrays for the International Space Station and NASA research on brain tissue, crop disease and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It is due to arrive on Oct. 15.

Crew-13 Enters Space Station After What NASA Calls the Fastest U.S. Launch-to-Docking

By Plainly Now News Desk Published October 2, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises on a column of flame from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral under a cloudy sky, with launch towers and palm trees in the foreground.

As of NASA’s 10:01 p.m. EDT post, Crew-13’s four members are now aboard the space station after Dragon’s hatch opened at 9:19 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 1.