SpaceX Dragon C106
Dragon capsule C106 | |
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C106 after post-splashdown recovery from CRS SpX-11 mission | |
Role | Space capsule Cargo spacecraft |
National origin | United States |
Type | Dragon CRS cargo capsule |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Construction number | C106 |
First flight | CRS-4 (21 September–25 October 2014) |
Last flight | CRS-11 (3 June–3 July 2017) |
Flights | 2 |
The SpaceX Dragon C106 is a Cargo Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX.[1] It is the first reused SpaceX Dragon capsule to be reflown into space, having its second launch in 2017.[2] This marked the second occasion that SpaceX launched previously spacelaunched hardware, after reusing Falcon 9 first stage B1021 earlier in 2017; this was the first time SpaceX reused a capsule.[3] Capsule 106 was first used on mission NASA SpaceX CRS-4, and then used again for the NASA SpaceX CRS-11 mission.[4] This reuse of the spacecraft marks a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce spacelaunch costs through reusing hardware.[5]
Contents
1 Spacecraft history
2 Flight history
3 References
4 See also
Spacecraft history
C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule.[6]
This new Dragon was launched in September 2014 for the NASA CRS SpX-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down in October 2014, and was successfully retrieved.[7][8]
To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced; the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished.[9]
The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the NASA CRS SpX-11 mission to the ISS.[10][5] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017.[11]
Flight history
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Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Landing | Notes | ||
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1 | NASA CRS-4 | 21 September 2014 | 25 October 2014 | [12] | ||||
2 | NASA CRS-11 | 3 June 2017 | 3 July 2017 | This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A | [1][13][11] |
References
^ abc William Graham (1 June 2017). "Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch". NASAspaceflight.com..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center". Brevard Times. 17 May 2017.
^ Mike Wall (23 June 2017). "SpaceX Launches Rocket With "Highest-Ever Reentry Force"". Scientific American.
^ Hanneke Weitering (1 June 2017). "SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live". Space.com.
^ ab Dana Hull; Andrea Wong; (3 June 2017). "SpaceX Ferries Supplies to Orbiting Station in Reused Capsule". Bloomberg.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
^ ab "First SpaceX Dragon Re-Use Mission Grounded until Saturday by Unsettled Weather". Spaceflight 101. 1 June 2017.
^ "SpaceX Completes CRS-4 Mission for NASA". SpaceX. 4 November 2014.
^ "CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission" (PDF). SpaceX. June 2017.
^ Emre Kelly (31 May 2017). "SpaceX, NASA ready for Falcon 9 launch with refurbished Dragon". Florida Today.
^ "SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, other supplies to space station". Xinhua. 4 June 2017.
^ ab Derek Richardson (3 July 2017). "Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With Time-Critical Experiments". Spaceflight Insider.
^ "Dragon SpX-4 Mission Updates". Spaceflight 101. 2014.
^ "SpaceX launches ISS supply rocket". DPA. Sky News Australia. 4 June 2017.
See also
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