Dragon C106 Explained

Dragon C106
Type:Cargo space capsule
Class:SpaceX Dragon
Owner:SpaceX
Manufacturer:SpaceX
Dimensions:6.1mx3.7mm (20feetx12.1feetm)
Power:Solar arrays
Rocket:Falcon 9
First Flight Date:21 September – 25 October 2014
First Flight:SpaceX CRS-4
Last Flight Date:5 December 2019 – 7 January 2020
Last Flight:SpaceX CRS-19
Flights:3
Fate:Retired
Previous:C105
Next:C107

SpaceX Dragon C106 is a 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] It was the second capsule after C108 to be used a third time, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.

History

C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule.[4] 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.[5] [6] To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished.[7] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the CRS-11 mission to the ISS.[8] [9] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017. After undergoing another refurbishment, C106 was launched again for the CRS-19 mission.

Flights

C106 flights
Flight #MissionLaunch date (UTC)Landing date (UTC)LiftoffLandingNotes
1[10]
2This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A[11] [12]
3NASA CRS-195 December 20197 January 2020[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch . 1 June 2017 . William Graham . NASAspaceflight.com .
  2. News: SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center . 17 May 2017 . Brevard Times . 3 June 2017 . 17 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170617080547/http://space.brevardtimes.com/2017/05/spacex-crs-11-launch-to-international.html . dead .
  3. News: SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live . Hanneke Weitering . 1 June 2017 . .
  4. News: First SpaceX Dragon Re-Use Mission Grounded until Saturday by Unsettled Weather . 1 June 2017 . Spaceflight 101 .
  5. Web site: SpaceX Completes CRS-4 Mission for NASA . 4 November 2014 . SpaceX . 4 June 2017 . 20 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150520153714/http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/11/04/spacex-completes-crs-4-mission-nasa . dead .
  6. Web site: CRS-11 Dragon Resupply Mission . June 2017 . SpaceX . 2017-06-04 . 2017-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606124129/http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs11finalpresskit.pdf . dead .
  7. News: SpaceX, NASA ready for Falcon 9 launch with refurbished Dragon . Emre Kelly . 31 May 2017 . .
  8. News: SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, other supplies to space station . https://web.archive.org/web/20170608192328/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/04/c_136337810.htm . dead . June 8, 2017 . 4 June 2017 . Xinhua .
  9. News: SpaceX Ferries Supplies to Orbiting Station in Reused Capsule . Dana Hull . Andrea Wong . Bloomberg . 3 June 2017 .
  10. Web site: Dragon SpX-4 Mission Updates . Spaceflight101: Space News and Beyond . March 24, 2020 . https://archive.today/20160120192312/http://www.spaceflight101.net/dragon-spx-4-mission-updates.html . 2016-01-20 . October 25, 2014 . usurped.
  11. News: SpaceX launches ISS supply rocket . 4 June 2017 . DPA . Sky News Australia . 4 June 2017 . 12 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170612165248/http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/technews/2017/06/04/spacex-launches-iss-supply-rocket.html . dead .
  12. News: Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With Time-Critical Experiments . 3 July 2017 . Derek Richardson . Spaceflight Insider .
  13. Web site: SpaceX. 2020-06-10. SpaceX. en.

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