The recent launch of the CRS-20 ISS resupply mission for NASA is the last flight of the SpaceX Dragon 1 capsule. The specific Dragon capsule flying on this flight has already been to the ISS twice...
The recent launch of the CRS-20 ISS resupply mission for NASA is the last flight of the SpaceX Dragon 1 capsule. The specific Dragon capsule flying on this flight has already been to the ISS twice before; on the CRS-10 and CRS-16 missions.
SpaceX's next cargo flight to the ISS is CRS-21 in October, and will be flown with Dragon 2 (which has flown in the crew variant as DM-1.)
The first-stage booster landing is the 50th successful landing by SpaceX (and would have been the 51st had the previous landing been successful; alas, due to faulty wind data, the booster intentionally diverted into the ocean to protect the droneship.) The trajectory of the launch (and booster return to launch site, or RTLS) can be clearly seen in this awesome photo. (You can even see the 1-3-1 engine transition in the entry burn.)
Never have I been so excited for the retirement of a spacecraft. What's to come has me pumped. (The retirement of Falcon 9 will be even better, though.)
Never have I been so excited for the retirement of a spacecraft. What's to come has me pumped. (The retirement of Falcon 9 will be even better, though.)
The recent launch of the CRS-20 ISS resupply mission for NASA is the last flight of the SpaceX Dragon 1 capsule. The specific Dragon capsule flying on this flight has already been to the ISS twice before; on the CRS-10 and CRS-16 missions.
SpaceX's next cargo flight to the ISS is CRS-21 in October, and will be flown with Dragon 2 (which has flown in the crew variant as DM-1.)
The first-stage booster landing is the 50th successful landing by SpaceX (and would have been the 51st had the previous landing been successful; alas, due to faulty wind data, the booster intentionally diverted into the ocean to protect the droneship.) The trajectory of the launch (and booster return to launch site, or RTLS) can be clearly seen in this awesome photo. (You can even see the 1-3-1 engine transition in the entry burn.)
Never have I been so excited for the retirement of a spacecraft. What's to come has me pumped. (The retirement of Falcon 9 will be even better, though.)