Docking

CRS-23 Dragon Docking

International Space Station International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23

Following its launch atop a Falcon 9, the CRS-23 Dragon will autonomously dock to the ISS, bringing crew supplies as well as experiments.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SpaceX will launch the cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

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