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SpaceX Successfully Launches CRS-32 Cargo Mission to ISS

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, delivering 6,700 pounds of supplies and experiments to support ISS operations and future space exploration.

A Falcon 9 lifts off April 21 a cargo Dragon spacecraft on the SpX-32 mission to the ISS.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
CRS-32 launch
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Overview

  • CRS-32 launched at 4:15 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The Dragon spacecraft is carrying essential provisions, two atomic clocks, and an advanced air quality monitoring system for the ISS.
  • The mission supports Expedition 73 research, including experiments in free-floating robotics and fundamental physics.
  • The spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously dock with the ISS Harmony module on April 22 at 8:20 a.m. EDT.
  • The Dragon capsule will remain at the ISS until May before returning to Earth with time-sensitive research and cargo.