SpaceX launches NASA cargo mission CRS-35 to the ISS with more than 6,300 pounds aboard

SpaceX/Dragon

SpaceX launched NASA's 35th commercial resupply mission, CRS-35, on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral at 6:33 a.m. EDT on October 13. The Cargo Dragon carries more than 6,300 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station, and is expected to arrive around 11 a.m. on October 15.

• Liftoff came from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on time according to NASA's photo caption.
• About nine minutes after launch, Dragon separated from the second stage, opened its nosecone and began thruster firings to reach the station.
• NASA's page does not list the individual experiments or any cargo returning to Earth.
• Rendezvous and docking coverage starts at 9:15 a.m. Thursday on NASA Live; the arrival time is approximate.