SpaceX CRS-17, also known as SpX-17, was a
Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS) to the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...
that was launched aboard a
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a Reusable launch system#Partial reusable launch systems, partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, an ...
rocket on 4 May 2019. The mission was contracted by
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...
and was flown by
SpaceX
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. An umbilical connection from the
strongback remained attached to the spacecraft and is visible in photos taken of it approaching & attached to the ISS.
Launch schedule history
In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five additional CRS missions (
CRS-16 to
CRS-20).
[ In June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for October 2018,][ but by January 2019 this had been pushed back to April 2019.]Dragon 2
Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by the American space company SpaceX for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight missions. The spacecraft, which cons ...
test anomaly on 20 April 2019, SpaceX needed to acquire a permit to allow landing on the drone ship, "Of Course I Still Love You". The ship was stationed just downrange "to ensure the integrity of the area and preserve valuable information".
Primary payload
Total weight of the cargo on the CRS-17 mission was , consisting of in the pressurized section and 965 kg in the unpressurized section.
Gallery
See also
* Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS) are made primarily to deliver cargo, however several Russian modules have also docked to the outpost following uncrewed launches. Resupply missions typically use the Russian Progress s ...
References
External links
*
NASA
SpaceX official page for the Dragon spacecraft
Launch date update
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmvY8ZmN0Ic
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SpaceX Dragon
Spacecraft launched in 2019
SpaceX payloads contracted by NASA
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station
Spacecraft which reentered in 2019