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SpaceX's 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission docked at the International Space Station on May 17, 2026, delivering approximately 6,500 pounds of cargo including more than 50 science investigations — continuing a pattern that has made Dragon the backbone of ISS logistics. With the station scheduled for deorbit no earlier than 2030, the mission raises questions about NASA's growing dependence on a single commercial provider, the true cost savings of fixed-price contracts, and whether today's cargo runs are quietly building the logistics architecture for a post-ISS era of commercial space stations.