SpaceX CRS-18
 Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS | |||||
| Mission type | ISS resupply | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SpaceX | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft | Dragon C20 | ||||
| Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS | ||||
| Manufacturer | SpaceX | ||||
| Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) | ||||
| Dimensions |
Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | Planned: December 2018 | ||||
| Rocket | Falcon 9 | ||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | ||||
| Contractor | SpaceX | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
| Regime | Low Earth | ||||
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees | ||||
| Epoch | Planned | ||||
| Berthing at ISS | |||||
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir | ||||
| RMS capture | Planned: December 2018 | ||||
| Berthing date | Planned: December 2018 | ||||
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SpaceX CRS-18, also known as SpX-18, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on December 2018.[1][2] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
Launch schedule history
On February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[3] As of June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for December 2018.[2]
Primary payload
NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a 2016 presentation, the external payload manifested for this flights is GEDI.[4]
See also
- List of unmanned spaceflights to the International Space Station
- International Space Station – The space station that this mission will resupply.
- Commercial Resupply Services – The NASA commercial resupply program for the ISS under which this mission was contracted.
- Dragon - The spacecraft that performs this mission.
- Falcon 9 - The rocket that launches the Dragon capsule.
- SpaceX - The Dragon and Falcon 9 designer, manufacturer and operator.
References
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-07-18). "Dragon C2, CRS-1,... CRS-20 (SpX 1,... 20)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- 1 2 NASA Office of Inspector General (June 28, 2016). NASA’s Response to SpaceX’s June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. p. 13. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ de Selding, Peter B. (24 February 2016). "SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million". Space News. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Kenol, Jules; Love, John (May 17, 2016). Research Capability of ISS for a Wide Spectrum of Science Disciplines, Including Materials Science (PDF). Materials in the Space Environment Workshop, Italian Space Agency, Rome.
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