Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-23
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Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m. - Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m. - Aug. 29, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
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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Successful launch of Cargo Dragon C208 towards the International Space Station as part of CRS-23. Docking scheduled for 15:00 UTC on Monday August 30.
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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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B1061 successfully landed on the new ASDS ASOG after its 4th flight.
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C208 is the first Cargo Dragon 2 and was launched as part of the CRS-21 mission.
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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.
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