
SpaceX's 21st ISS resupply mission on behalf of NASA and the first under the CRS-2 contract, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using the cargo variant of SpaceX's Dragon 2 spacecraft. The external payload for this mission is the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. Falcon 9 and Dragon launch from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center and the booster is expected to land on an ASDS. The mission will be complete with return and recovery of the Dragon capsule and down cargo.
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Payloads
CRS-21
Type:
Dragon 2.0
Mass:
2,972 kg
Inclination Degree:
51.644°
Customers:
NASA (CRS)
Manufacturers:
SpaceX
Nationalities:
United States