SpaceX Marks 400th Falcon Launch with ISS Resupply Mission

Despite a significant milestone, SpaceX will miss its ambitious target of 144 launches for 2024.

SpaceX successfully launched its 31st Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station, delivering over 6,000 pounds of supplies and scientific equipment.
The mission included a first-ever test where the Dragon spacecraft will attempt to reboost the ISS's orbit, a task typically handled by Russian and Northrop Grumman vehicles.
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage successfully returned to Cape Canaveral, marking its fifth flight and contributing to SpaceX's cost-saving reuse strategy.
SpaceX aims to conduct 30 more launches by the end of 2024, though it will fall short of its original goal of 144 launches this year.
Among the delivered cargo were experiments to study solar winds, the effects of microgravity on Antarctic moss, and a wooden satellite to test sustainable materials in space.