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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX launches 35th NASA resupply mission to ISS with 6,300 pounds of cargo

A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday, sending a Cargo Dragon toward the International Space Station with more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware. Its payload includes two roll-out solar arrays to complete a major upgrade to the station’s power system.

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes, tass.com and orlandosentinel.com
2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Falcon 9 launches 35th cargo Dragon mission to ISS

By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the second Dragon mission to the station in less than two weeks.

Also: NASA, Washington Post, Seeking Alpha, CBS News, Forbes, tass.com and orlandosentinel.com
2026-10-13T05:45:38.826130-07:00
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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Robert Ihnatisin, Orbital Matter

By Payload: As an expert in 3D printing for terrestrial applications, Robert Ihnatisin was surprised by how slow the in-orbit manufacturing industry was progressing.

2026-10-13T06:06:06.713217-07:00
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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Muhammad Hunain, Melagen Labs

By Payload: “That's where I realized we're stuck at a 1980s standard: still shielding spacecraft with aluminum, and rad-hardened electronics too expensive to build at the scale this economy demands,” Hunain told Payload.

2026-10-13T06:06:06.546741-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Commercial Space  
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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Balerion Surpasses $200M Goal for Fund II

By Payload: Balerion had closed ~$90M as of May, according to Venture Capital Journal. Cofounder and General Partner Daniel Kleinmann chalked up the momentum since then to portfolio companies hitting milestones and raising up-rounds—which he said resonated with LPs.

2026-10-13T06:06:05.863825-07:00