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{{Short description|2019 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = SpaceX CRS-18
| image = ISS-
| image_caption = Dragon C108.3 approaching the ISS
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| mission_duration = {{time interval|25 July 2019 22:01|27 August 2019 20:20|show=dhm|sep=,}}
▲| mission_type = [[International Space Station|ISS]] resupply
| operator = [[SpaceX]]
| spacecraft = {{ComV|Dragon
| spacecraft_type = [[SpaceX
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| dry_mass = {{convert|4200|kg|abbr=on}}<!--spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel-->
| dimensions = Height: {{
▲| dimensions = Height: {{convert|6.1|m|abbr=on}}<br />Diameter: {{convert|3.7|m|abbr=on}} <!--body dimensions and solar array span-->
| launch_date = 25 July 2019 22:01
| launch_rocket = [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust
| launch_site = [[
| launch_contractor =
| disposal_type = Recovered
| landing_date = {{end-date|27 August 2019 20:20}} UTC<ref name="landing">{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/ |title=CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown|first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASA SpaceflightNow|date=27 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
| landing_site = [[Pacific Ocean
| orbit_epoch =
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| apsis = gee
| docking = {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
| docking_target = [[International Space Station|ISS]]
| docking_type = berth
| docking_port = ''[[Harmony (ISS module)|Harmony]]'' nadir
| capture_date = 27 July 13:11 UTC<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190728010828/https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-captured-with-new-science-experiments/ Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments]</ref>
| docking_date = 27 July 2019 16:01 UTC<ref>[https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-installed-to-stations-harmony-module-for-cargo-operations/ Dragon Installed to Station’s Harmony Module for Cargo Operations]</ref>
| undocking_date = 27 August 2019 12:25 UTC<ref name=Undock />
| release_date = 27 August 2019 14:59 UTC<ref name=Undock>[https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/08/27/spacex-crs-18-departure-and-splashdown/ Live coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today]</ref>
| time_docked = {{time interval|27 July 2019 16:01|27 August 2019 12:25|show=dhm|sep=,}}
}}
| insignia = SpaceX CRS-18 Patch.png▼
| insignia_caption = NASA SpX-18 mission patch▼
| programme = '''[[Commercial Resupply Services]]'''
| previous_mission = [[SpaceX CRS-17]]
| next_mission = [[Cygnus NG-12|NG-12]]<!-- "Cygnus" is a qualifier used in the article's title for disambiguation and is not part of the official name -->
| programme2 = '''[[SpaceX Dragon 1#List of missions|Cargo Dragon]]'''
| previous_mission2 = [[SpaceX CRS-17]]
| next_mission2 = [[SpaceX CRS-19]]
▲| insignia = SpaceX CRS-18 Patch.png
▲| insignia_caption = NASA SpX-18 mission patch
}}
'''SpaceX CRS-18''', also known as '''SpX-18''', was [[SpaceX]]'s 18th flight to the [[International Space Station]] under the [[Commercial Resupply Services]] program for [[NASA]]. It was launched on 25 July 2019 aboard a [[Falcon 9]] rocket.<ref name="sfn-schedule">{{cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ |title=Launch Schedule |work=Spaceflight Now |date=July 19, 2019 |
The same [[SpaceX Dragon|Dragon]] capsule has previously flown to the ISS in [[SpaceX CRS-6|April 2015]] and [[SpaceX CRS-13|December 2017]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1152361282982465536|user=SpaceX|title=The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017|date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> This was the first time a capsule was used for a third flight.
== Primary payload ==
[[File:CRS-18 Mission (48380370691).jpg|thumb|CRS-18 launch|alt=|left]]In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions ([[SpaceX CRS-16|CRS-16]] to [[SpaceX CRS-20|CRS-20]]).<ref name=sn-20160224spxwinsaddlcrs1 />
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* External payloads: IDA-3 {{convert|534|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=SpaceX's Cargo Dragon to Deliver New Space Station Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Spacecraft|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/07/12/spacexs-cargo-dragon-to-deliver-new-space-station-docking-adapter-for-commercial-crew-spacecraft/|website=NASA|date=July 12, 2019|language=en}}</ref>
The Dragon spacecraft also featured a handful of ceramic heat shield tiles, meant to flight-test a critical component of the [[SpaceX Starship]] spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ralph |first1=Eric |title=SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon |url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-heat-shield-cargo-dragon-testing/ |website=Teslarati |
== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|CRS-18 Mission (48380511527).jpg|Launch of CRS-18|CRS-18 Mission (48380511427).jpg|Falcon 9 landing at LZ-1|ISS-60 SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon approaches the ISS (2).jpg|Dragon approaching the ISS|ISS-60 SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon approaches the ISS (4).jpg|Dragon decals indicating two prior flights|title=SpaceX CRS-18|align=center|footer=|style=text-align:center;|mode=packed|alt1=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=}}
== See also ==
*[[Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=sn-20160224spxwinsaddlcrs1>{{cite web |url=http://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-5-new-space-station-cargo-missions-in-nasa-contract-estimated-at-700-million/ |title=SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million |last1=de Selding |first1=Peter B. |publisher=Space News |date=February 24, 2016 |
}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA]
* [http://www.spacex.com/dragon SpaceX official page for the Dragon spacecraft]
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