{"id":9979,"date":"2024-11-05T00:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-400th-falcon-rocket-on-31st-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-space-station-for-nasa\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T00:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:50:07","slug":"spacex-launches-400th-falcon-rocket-on-31st-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-space-station-for-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-400th-falcon-rocket-on-31st-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-space-station-for-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 400th Falcon rocket on 31st cargo resupply mission to the space station for NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67787\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67787\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_liftoff_AB-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_liftoff_AB-1.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_liftoff_AB-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_liftoff_AB-1-678x437.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_liftoff_AB-1-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket liftoff from Launch Complex 39A to begin the Cargo Resupply Services 31 (CRS-31) to the International Space Station for NASA. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX launched its 31st resupply mission to the International Space Station on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The mission, dubbed Commercial Resupply Services-31 (CRS-31) ferried more than 6,000 pounds of cargo and science experiments to the orbiting outpost. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) happened at 9:29 p.m. EST (0229 UTC).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gxKyhlAsCs?si=-PdOykraSRRA7hOn\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Cargo Dragon spacecraft, C208, made its fifth trip to the ISS. It previously flew on CRS-21, 23, 25 and 28. It will take about 13 hours after liftoff to reach the space station.<\/p>\n<p>It got an initial boost from the Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1083. It too made its fifth flight after previously launching Crew-8 for NASA, Polaris Dawn for the Polaris Program and two Starlink missions (Group 6-48 and Group 6-56).<\/p>\n<p>Nearly eight minutes after liftoff, B1083 returned to Florida for a touchdown at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station accompanied by a sonic boom. It marked the 46th booster landing at LZ-1 and the 362nd booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>The mission came a day after SpaceX scrubbed a planned Starlink launch on Sunday due to a first stage helium issue, the gas used to pressurize the main propellant tanks as well as allow for stage separation. During a prelaunch media teleconference, Jared Metter, SpaceX\u2019s director of flight reliability, said that the issue was on the ground system side at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) and had no bearing on the CRS-31 mission launch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67796\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67796\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_launch_MC-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_launch_MC-1.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_launch_MC-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CRS-31_launch_MC-1-678x847.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A streak shot of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket during the CRS-31 mission to the International Space Station. Image: Michael Cain\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The launch was also a benchmark for SpaceX\u2019s Falcon program. It marked the 400 Falcon rocket launched to date, which consisted of 389 Falcon 9 rockets and 11 Falcon Heavy rockets. This was also the 104th Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-launch post on X, &nbsp;formerly Twitter, Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX\u2019s vice president of launch, acknowledged that given a summer highlighted by multiple anomalies and setback (both weather-related and technical), SpaceX would fall short of its initial 2024 goal of 144 orbital launches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1853983823555350856&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F11%2F04%2Flive-coverage-nasa-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-international-space-station%2F&amp;sessionId=d1ddc3c10c361f45f8780750bee89fd4b2dec79e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1853983823555350856\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782462594336356837=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats to the @SpaceX team on our 400th Falcon launch!!!<\/p>\n<p>While we will not make our original goal of 144 launches, we are still targeting 30 more launches in 2024 (~one every two days). It will not be easy and our work is cut out for us, but the team is all in. The only way\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/RvyslmbuMO<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver) November 6, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Welding supplies, moss and solar wind monitors<\/h4>\n<p>According to NASA, the SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft had 5,368 pounds (2435 kg) of pressurized cargo along with a 721 pound (327 kg) payload in its trunk.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of what\u2019s heading up to the orbiting outpost is various components for science experiments and technology demonstrations for NASA, university researchers, private companies and dozens of student groups.<\/p>\n<p>Nestled inside the trunk of the Dragon is a device called CODEX (COronal Diagnostic EXperiment), which is a solar coronagraph designed to study the formation and impacts of solar wind. Jeffrey Newmark, a research astrophysicist at NASA\u2019s Goddard Spaceflight Center said the device will be unpacked and installed using the Canadarm-2 robotic arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve developed on the ground three key technologies that we\u2019re testing now in space. First is our actual coronagraph design. Coronagraph is the instrument that blocks the Sun. There have been previous coronagraphs that have flown in space, but we have a new design to really minimize the stray light and really optimize the faint features that we\u2019re looking for,\u201d Newmark said. \u201cNext, we\u2019ve developed a polarization camera, a specialized camera that can look at the light and separate the polarized part, the light that\u2019s focused at us, in different directions. And this replaces previous missions that have had a very, very complex mechanism. So, this is a really easier, cheaper and better way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, the real breakthrough for this mission\u2026 this will be the first time that we\u2019ve measured all three of these key properties: the density, the temperature and speed of the solar wind at the same time. And we\u2019re doing this globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CODEX experiment is designed to operate for at least six months once it\u2019s installed onto the zenith (space-facing) side of the Express Logistics Carrier 3 on the ISS. Newmark said they will also be opening the data to the public and putting it on a community website for wide use.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67776\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67776\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small-678x511.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small-768x579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_CODEX_testing_small-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The COronal Diagnostic EXperiment (CODEX) instrument prepares for the hardware-in-the-loop simulation at Goddard Space Flight Center. This tests the ability of the entire CODEX electrical system to properly operate. Image: CODEX team \/ NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Materials for a so-called \u201ccold welding\u201d experiment called Nanolab Astrobeat are also onboard the Dragon on behalf of Voyager Space and its research partner, Malta College of Arts, Sciences &amp; Technology. The experiment is designed to further the options for repairing the hulls of spacecraft following the impacts of micrometeoroids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe test rig is able to simulate the hull breach in terms of crack and opening and is capable of applying the repair patch and monitoring its performance. The two-patch application systems are tested in orbit. One is aluminum, and the other is copper,\u201d NASA wrote. \u201cUpon activation, one of the four chambers of the payload releases the tension in the spring and collides two pieces of metal together (either aluminum or copper) to perform cold welding. A camera captures the activation of the chamber for confirmation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Astrobeat computer also contains musical compositions from Grammy-nominated cellist and composer Tina Guo and producer Steve Mazzaro. NASA said these will be \u201cstreamed from the space station to the International Astronautical Congress in October in Milan and to Abu Dhabi.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67777\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67777\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_Nanolab_Astrobeat-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nanolab Astrobeat module hull and core side by side. This investigation tests cold welding in a space environment. Cold welding is a method in which metallic materials fuse or weld at ambient temperature provided that there is sufficient high contact force. This technology has applications for repairing spacecraft hulls that may be perforated as a result of micrometeoroids. Image: The Malta College of Arts, Science &amp; Technology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also onboard is the ARTEMOSS experiment, which is pronounced similarly to \u201cArtemis\u201d in a nod to NASA\u2019s Moon-bound program. The acronym stands for \u201cFrom Antarctica to Space: Molecular Response and Physiological Adaptation of Moss to Simulated Deep Space Cosmic Ionizing Radiation and Spaceflight Microgravity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experiment is a collaboration between NASA, the SETI Institute and the University of Florida. It uses a type of moss found in Antartica, called Ceratodon purpureus, and seeks to learn more about how some types of plants are better able to thrive in conditions highlighted by both cosmic radiation and microgravity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is moss a good gravity-sensing system, but moss is the most tolerant of radiation among plants,\u201d said Dr. Agata Zupanska, a research scientist at the SETI Institute during a prelaunch briefing hosted by the ISS National Laboratory. \u201cIt can not only survive, but really thrive under doses and energies of radiation that are lethal to other plants. And we brought this a little bit further because we selected Antarctic moss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the practical application of this research will be learning more about how to protect other plants for deep space exploration to the Moon and Mars.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67779\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67779\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ARTEMOSS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ARTEMOSS.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ARTEMOSS-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ARTEMOSS-678x419.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ARTEMOSS-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the ANT1 Radiation Tolerance Experiment with Moss in Orbit on the Space Station (ARTEMOSS) plates is seen. To prepare the plates, tissue of Antarctic moss Ceratodon purpureus (named ANT1 isolate) is blended in water and thirteen (13) spot-inoculums are deposited per Petri plate and grown in optimal conditions for seven (7) days. The ARTEMOSS investigation examines whether and how an Antarctic moss repairs damage caused by cosmic radiation and microgravity. Image: Agata Zupanska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat I believe we will learn from ARTEMOSS is that not only the plants, some plants, at least moss, are capable of repairing whatever the damage is caused by the radiation. They can do it in the reduced gravitational environment,\u201d Zupanska said. \u201cWe hope to really find the mechanisms and the processes that do work and make a plant tolerant of those two environments (cosmic radiation and microgravity).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ISS National Lab is sponsoring more than 25 experiments flying to the space station on this mission, including ARTEMOSS and the Nanolab Astrobeat. Another such experiment is one designed to further understanding of protein crystallization from Bristol Myers Squibb in partnership with Redwire Space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtein crystallization is a way for us to be able to better understand our crystal structures, stabilize our proteins and develop suspension formulations to enable at-home use through subcutaneous administration, instead of having to go to an infusion center,\u201d said Robert Garmise, the director of formulations development and exploratory biopharmaceuticals at Bristol Myers Squibb in an ISS National Lab-produced video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Redwire hardware, the Pillbox, allows us to handle organic solvents on the International Space Station, which are required for the crystallization of our small molecule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1853508820456046833&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F11%2F04%2Flive-coverage-nasa-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-international-space-station%2F&amp;sessionId=d1ddc3c10c361f45f8780750bee89fd4b2dec79e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1853508820456046833\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782462594336356837=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude80\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f680.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\u2728\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2728.svg\"> This mission patch highlights the teamwork between Bristol Myers Squibb (@bmsnews) , @RedwireSpace, @ISS_CASIS, and @NASA for the #CRS31 launch! With over a dozen PIL-BOX experiments heading to the ISS, we\u2019re advancing pharmaceutical research in space to bring\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/sxGRohIaVy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Redwire Space (@RedwireSpace) November 4, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The CRS-31 mission will also launch 39 student-led projects as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). Among those are an eighth-grade experiment from California on the effects of microgravity on spinach, a 12th-grade experiment from Ohio on the hydration impacts of Liquid I.V. in microgravity and a 10th-grade experiment examining worms as a possible eco-friendly pest control in space.<\/p>\n<h4>More than science<\/h4>\n<p>Among the materials on board not explicitly for science are 377 pounds (171 kg) of spacewalk equipment. For a variety of reasons throughout the year, NASA has not been able to complete a spacewalk from the ISS since NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O\u2019Hara\u2019s nearly 7-hour mission on Nov. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Dyson and Michael Barratt were suited up for a spacewalk on June 24, but following depressurization, a water leak in the cooling unit of Dyson\u2019s suit caused it to be cancelled before they left the airlock.<\/p>\n<p>The Dragon will carry with it an International Docking Adaptor Planar Reflector Assembly, which helps visiting spacecraft determine their approaching speed, remaining distance and position relative to the ISS. It\u2019s set to be installed during an upcoming spacewalk sometime in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Nestled within the 2,119 pounds (961 kg) of crew supplies is a host of fresh foods. With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up later this month, there are some special holiday-related treats as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67780\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67780\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ntv-spacex-crs-31-cargo-stats_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ntv-spacex-crs-31-cargo-stats_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ntv-spacex-crs-31-cargo-stats_small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ntv-spacex-crs-31-cargo-stats_small-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241104_ntv-spacex-crs-31-cargo-stats_small-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An infographic on the SpaceX CRS-31 mission. Graphic: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket liftoff from Launch Complex 39A to begin the Cargo Resupply Services 31 (CRS-31) to the International Space Station for NASA. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its 31st resupply mission to the International Space Station on Monday night. The mission, dubbed Commercial Resupply Services-31 (CRS-31) ferried more than 6,000 pounds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[745,1268,717,190,316],"class_list":["post-9979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-cargo-dragon","tag-crs-31","tag-international-space-station","tag-nasa","tag-spacex"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}