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NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and [[orbital elements|orbital parameters]] for the [[SpaceX Dragon|Dragon]] [[space capsule]]. It carried the third [[International Docking Adapter]] (IDA-3).<ref name=pietrobon>{{cite web |title=United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest |url=http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/uscom-man.txt |first=Steven |last=Pietrobon |date=August 20, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>
The following is a breakdown of cargo bound for the ISS:<ref name=Stephen>
* Science investigations: {{convert|1192|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
* Crew supplies: {{convert|233|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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* Spacewalk equipment: {{convert|157|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
* Computer resources: {{convert|17|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
* 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|
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 |accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>
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