Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21
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Dec. 6, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 6, 2020, 4:17 p.m. - Dec. 6, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 6, 2020, 4:17 p.m. - Dec. 6, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
SpaceX will launch the first cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 21st 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 more than 250 science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
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B1058 has successfully landed on ASDS OCISLY after its fourth flight.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Of Course I Still Love You.
C208 is the first Cargo Dragon 2 and was launched as part of the CRS-21 mission.
Cargo Dragon 2 Details
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
INFO WIKI
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3 Chinese classified satellites
3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.
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2 Chinese classified satellites.
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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