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  • F9: CRS-14 ISS resupply + science payloads

    Both Falcon 9 and Dragon are Flight Provenâ„¢

    About half of this years Falcon 9 flights will use Flight Provenâ„¢ cores.

    From March 29 to end of April there could be 6 Falcon 9 launches, up to 30 missions this year including 2 more Falcon Heavy missions and the debut of Crew Dragon.

    Date: April 2, 2018
    Time: 1630 EDT (2030 GMT)
    Pad: KSC LC-40
    Core: B1039.2 (CRS-12)
    Dragon: previous flight was CRS-8
    Recovery: LZ-1

    Pressurized cargo mass: 2,760kg (6,080lb)
    External cargo mass: 550kg (1,210lb)
    Return cargo: Robonaut, misc. experiments and biosamples.

    External payloads

    Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM)

    A climate observatory for the ISS developed by the ASIM consortium for ESA; Terma A/S, Technical University of Denmark, University of Bergen, University of Valencia, Polish Academy of Science Space Research Center, and OHB Italia.

    Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3)

    RRM3 will demonstrate innovative methods to store, transfer and freeze standard cryogenic fluid and xenon in space.

    Pump and Flow Control System (PFCS)

    Internal payloads

    ESA RemoveDEBRIS

    The mission will comprise of a main satellite platform (~100kg) that once in orbit will deploy two CubeSats as artificial debris targets to demonstrate some of the technologies; net capture, harpoon capture, vision-based navigation, and dragsail de-orbitation. The project is co-funded by the European Commission and the project partners, and is led by the Surrey Space Centre (SSC), University of Surrey, UK.



    Irazu Project

    Space Technology for the Monitoring of Climate Change, Turkey and Costa Rica.

    1 KUNS-PF

    A technology testbed built by the University of Nairobi, Kenya. A pathfinder for future larger satellites. Crawl, walk, run.
    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 18 March 2018, 07:21.
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    Date: April 2, 2018
    Time: 1630 EDT (2030 GMT)
    Recovery: NO

    No recovery because they're clearing the inventory for the new F9 Block 5's.

    F9b5 should fly 10 times before needing a refurb, and up to 100 times total. F9b5 is the last major revision of the Falcons, with almost all rocket development now going into the next generation: BFR and the BFS upper stage/intercontinental transport/spaceship.

    8 stars on badge: Flight Provenâ„¢ Dragon from CRS-8.

    No more new Dragon 1's, all flown D1's will be Flight Provenâ„¢. The production line was shut down and all new Dragons will be Crew/Cargo Dragon 2's built in their new Dragon Hatchery facility.



    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 31 March 2018, 18:34.
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