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  • F9: Cargo Dragon 2 CRS-21

    Maiden flight of Cargo Dragon 2.

    It has the same airframe as Crew Dragon but no human life support system, no SuperDraco escape system, and an interior optimized for cargo (50% more). No more berthing using the robotic arm, Cargo Dragon 2 automatically docks.

    Date: December 5, 2020
    Time: 2339 Eastern (1639 UT)
    Pad: LC-39A
    Booster: B1058.4
    Recovery: ASDS
    Docking: Node 2 Zenith/IDA-3
    Trunk cargo: Nanoracks 'Bishop' airlock

    The Voyager Space Bishop Airlock is the first permanent commercial addition to the International Space Station. Owned and Operated by Voyager Space.


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    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 28 November 2020, 01:51.
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    Scrubbed: weather

    Date: December 6, 2020
    Time: 1117 Eastern (1617 UT)

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    • #3
      CRS-21

      Perfect, just.like.clockwork.

      Separation showed the Cargo Dragon 2 two-fin config vs four fins for Crew Dragon, two being retained for their conformal solar tiles (no fins would reduce power by ~18%). The Trunk payload is the new Bishop airlock module for ISS.

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      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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      • #4
        SpaceX's Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract was for 6 missions to ISS. NASA has now extended it to 9 missions, with further extensions possible. SpaceX's CRS 1 contract was extended from 12 to 20 missions.
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        I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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        • #5
          Cargo Dragon 2 has un-docked and is on her way home, to touch down off the coast of Florida near Tampa Bay.

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          I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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