SpaceX CRS-35 Carries Retinas, Brain Tissue to Orbit

NASA's 35th Dragon resupply run doubles as a microgravity lab, flying artificial retina hardware and brain organoids to the ISS.

By The space-quantum Desk

A SpaceX Dragon loaded with more than 6,300 pounds of supplies lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 13, marking NASA's 35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. [1]

Beyond food and equipment, the cargo manifest reads like a condensed biology lab. [1][2]

[2] Dragon is scheduled to dock autonomously around 11 a.m. on October 15 to the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module. [1]

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What was once a straightforward logistics run has become a vehicle for science that benefits life on the ground as much as operations in orbit — a quiet but significant shift in how resupply is defined.

Dragon is scheduled to remain at the station until mid-November before splashing down off the coast of California with time-critical research on board. [1]