Engineering:SpaceX Dragon C106

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Dragon capsule C106
SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon capsule after splashdown.jpg
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-19 (5 December 2019 – )
Flights 3

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] C106 was first used on CRS-4, and then used again for the CRS-11 and CRS-19 missions.[3] This third reuse of the spacecraft marks a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.[4]

Spacecraft history

C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule.[5]

This new Dragon was launched in September 2014 for the CRS-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down in October 2014, and was successfully retrieved.[6][7]

To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished.[8]

The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the CRS-11 mission to the ISS.[9][4] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017.[10]

After undergoing another refurbishment, C106 was launched again for the CRS-19 mission. As of December 13, 2019 it remains docked to the ISS.

Flight history

C106 in free-flight approaching the International Space Station during the SpX-4 mission
C106 in free-flight after leaving the International Space Station during the SpX-11 mission
C106 flights[1][5]
Flight # Mission Launch date (UTC) Landing date (UTC) Liftoff Landing Notes
1 SpaceX CRS-4 Patch.png NASA CRS-4 2014-09-21 21 September 2014


2014-10-25 25 October 2014


[11]
2 SpaceX CRS-11 Patch.png NASA CRS-11 2017-06-03 3 June 2017


2017-07-03 3 July 2017


This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A [1][12][10]
3 SpaceX CRS-19 Patch.png NASA CRS-19 5 December 2019 TBA KSC-20191205-PH-AWG06 0011.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Graham (1 June 2017). "Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch". NASAspaceflight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/06/spacex-falcon-9-crs-11-dragon-iss-100th-39a/. 
  2. ↑ "SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center". Brevard Times. 17 May 2017. http://space.brevardtimes.com/2017/05/spacex-crs-11-launch-to-international.html. 
  3. ↑ Hanneke Weitering (1 June 2017). "SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live". Space.com. http://www.space.com/37047-spacex-first-reused-dragon-spacecraft-launch-webcast.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dana Hull; Andrea Wong; (3 June 2017). "SpaceX Ferries Supplies to Orbiting Station in Reused Capsule". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-03/spacex-ferries-supplies-to-orbiting-station-in-reused-capsule. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "First SpaceX Dragon Re-Use Mission Grounded until Saturday by Unsettled Weather". Spaceflight 101. 1 June 2017. https://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-weather-scrub/. 
  6. ↑ "SpaceX Completes CRS-4 Mission for NASA". SpaceX. 4 November 2014. http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/11/04/spacex-completes-crs-4-mission-nasa. 
  7. ↑ "CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission". SpaceX. June 2017. http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs11finalpresskit.pdf. 
  8. ↑ Emre Kelly (31 May 2017). "SpaceX, NASA ready for Falcon 9 launch with refurbished Dragon". Florida Today. http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2017/06/01/spacex-nasa-ready-falcon-9-launch-landing-kennedy-space-center-crs-11/360176001/. 
  9. ↑ "SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, other supplies to space station". Xinhua. 4 June 2017. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/04/c_136337810.htm. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Derek Richardson (3 July 2017). "Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With Time-Critical Experiments". Spaceflight Insider. http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/iss/dragon-splashes-down-in-pacific-with-time-critical-experiments/. 
  11. ↑ "Dragon SpX-4 Mission Updates". Spaceflight 101. 2014. http://www.spaceflight101.net/dragon-spx-4-mission-updates.html. 
  12. ↑ "SpaceX launches ISS supply rocket". DPA (Sky News Australia). 4 June 2017. http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/technews/2017/06/04/spacex-launches-iss-supply-rocket.html. 

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