SpaceX CRS-31 explained

SpaceX CRS-31
Names List:SpX-31
Mission Type:ISS resupply
Operator:SpaceX
Mission Duration:≈30 days (planned)
Manufacturer:SpaceX
Launch Date:October 2024 (planned)
Launch Site:Kennedy, LC39A or Cape Canaveral, SLC40
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Harmony forward or zenith
Insignia:SpaceX CRS-31 Patch.png
Insignia Caption:Mission patch
Programme:Commercial Resupply Services
Previous Mission:NG-21
Programme2:Cargo Dragon flights
Previous Mission2:SpaceX CRS-30
Next Mission2:SpaceX CRS-32

SpaceX CRS-31, sometimes identified by NASA as SpX-31, is an upcoming American cargo spacecraft flight to the International Space Station (ISS), expected to launch in mid-October 2024. It will be operated by SpaceX under a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The spacecraft is a Cargo Dragon, serial number C208, which will make its fifth flight on this mission.

Launch

NASA and SpaceX are currently targeting no earlier than mid-October for the launch of CRS-31 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[1] [2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-06 . NASA Adjusts Crew-9 Launch Date for Operational Flexibility – Commercial Crew Program . 2024-08-07 . blogs.nasa.gov . en-US.
  2. Web site: OET Special Temporary Authority Report . 2024-08-07 . apps.fcc.gov.