SpaceX successfully launched its 33rd Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA at 2:45 a.m. Eastern on Aug. 24, sending a Dragon cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and placed the uncrewed capsule on course for an autonomous rendezvous with the orbital laboratory. Dragon is carrying more than 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments, food and other supplies for the station’s Expedition 73 crew. The capsule is scheduled to dock to the forward port of the Harmony module at about 7:30 a.m. Eastern on Monday, Aug. 25. Designated Dragon C211.3, the spacecraft is expected to remain attached for roughly five months and perform several orbital re-boosts during its stay, supporting both ongoing research and station maintenance.