After reviewing the International Space Station flight schedule, NASA and its partners are adjusting launch opportunities for several upcoming missions. This update to the schedule better aligns mission planning, logistics, and timing for upcoming flights to support space station operations.
The targeted no-earlier-than-launch opportunities with NASA crew and cargo, pending operational readiness, are:
Tuesday, May 12: NASA’s SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-34 mission is targeted to launch more than 6,400 pounds of cargo and payloads from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
July 14: Soyuz MS-29 mission will launch NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina on a long-duration mission aboard the space station.
Mid-September: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 is moving forward from November 2026 to help increase the frequency of U.S. crew rotation missions to the space station. Launch is planned from Space Launch Complex 40.
Fall: NASA’s SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-35 mission is targeted to launch more than 7,200 pounds of cargo and payloads, including International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays, from Space Launch Complex 40.
Fall/Winter: NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-25 mission is targeted to launch approximately 11,000 pounds of cargo from Space Launch Complex 40.
Launch opportunities for NASA’s uncrewed Boeing Starliner-1 cargo mission remain under review as teams continue working through technical issues discovered during the Crew Flight Test in 2024, as well as final actions from the Program Investigation Team report. The agency is assessing operational readiness and space station traffic to determine the earliest feasible launch window.
NASA will review operations and make future adjustments, as necessary, to support the space station’s needs, crew safety, and maximize science capabilities aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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May 1, 2026 1:07PM
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