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'''SpaceX CRS-18''', also known as '''SpX-18''', is [[SpaceX]]'s 18th flight to the [[International Space Station]] under the [[Commercial Resupply Services]] program for [[NASA]]. Launch is currently anticipated 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=19 July 2019 |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref>
'''SpaceX CRS-18''', also known as '''SpX-18''', is [[SpaceX]]'s 18th flight to the [[International Space Station]] under the [[Commercial Resupply Services]] program for [[NASA]]. Launch was 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=19 July 2019 |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=SpaceX|title=CRS-18 Mission|date=2019-07-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlgrxVuP5jk|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>


The same Dragon capsule has previously flown to the ISS in April 2015 and 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=19 July 2019}}</ref> This is the first time a capsule is used for a third flight.
The same Dragon capsule has previously flown to the ISS in April 2015 and 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=19 July 2019}}</ref> This is the first time a capsule is used for a third flight.

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SpaceX CRS-18
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2019-044A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.44446Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon C20
Spacecraft typeDragon CRS
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date25 July 2019, 22:01 UTC [1]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony nadir or Unity nadir
RMS capturePlanned: July 2019
Berthing datePlanned: July 2019
NASA SpX-18 mission patch
NASA SpX-18 mission patch  

SpaceX CRS-18, also known as SpX-18, is SpaceX's 18th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services program for NASA. Launch was on 25 July 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.[2][3]

The same Dragon capsule has previously flown to the ISS in April 2015 and December 2017.[4] This is the first time a capsule is used for a third flight.

Launch schedule history

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[5] This flight was originally scheduled in December 2016[6] before two delays to July 2019.[7][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. It will carry the third International Docking Adapter (IDA-3).[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ @SpaceX (24 July 2019). "Standing down today due to weather; backup launch opportunity is tomorrow at 6:01 p.m. EDT, 22:01 UTC" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ SpaceX (2019-07-25), CRS-18 Mission, retrieved 2019-07-25
  4. ^ @SpaceX (19 July 2019). "The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Upcoming Missions". SpaceXNow.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ Pietrobon, Steven (August 20, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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