SpaceX CRS-24

SpaceX CRS-24, also known as SpX-24, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station planned to be launched in December 2021.[2][3] The mission is contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon. This will be the fourth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016.

SpaceX CRS-24
NamesSpX-24
Mission typeISS Resupply
OperatorSpaceX
Websitehttps://www.spacex.com/
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCargo Dragon C209
Spacecraft typeCargo Dragon
BusSpaceX Dragon 2
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Dimensions8.1 m (27 ft) (height)
4 m (13 ft) (diameter)
Start of mission
Launch date21 December 2021, 10:06:28 UTC (planned) [1]
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking dateDecember 2021 (planned)

SpaceX CRS-24 mission patch
 

Cargo Dragon

SpaceX plans to reuse the Cargo Dragons up to five times. The Cargo Dragon will launch without SuperDraco abort engines, without seats, cockpit controls and the life support system required to sustain astronauts in space.[4][5] This newer design provides several benefits, including a faster process to recover, refurbish and re-fly versus the earlier Dragon CRS design used for ISS cargo missions.[6]

The new Cargo Dragon capsules under the NASA CRS Phase 2 contract will splash down under parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida, rather than the previous recovery zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California.[4][6]

Payload

NASA contracted for the CRS-24 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date of launch, and orbital parameters for the Cargo Dragon.[7] Two educational computers (Astro Pi and Calliope Mini) will be part of the payload on this mission.

Payloads launched to ISS include:

  • ANITA-2, a trace gas monitoring system developed by OHB and SINTEF under contract of ESA [8]
  • STP-H8, a technology demonstration mission which consists of the microwave radiometers COWVR and TEMPEST [11]

Cubesats

ELaNa 38 : four (4) CubeSats planned for deployment on this mission:[12]

See also

References
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  2. "Microgravity Research Flights". Glenn Research Center. NASA. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Clark, Stephen (31 March 2021). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. Audit of Commercial Resupply Services to the International Space Center (PDF). NASA Office of Inspector General (Report). IG-18-016. NASA. 26 April 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 29 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  6. Clark, Stephen (2 August 2019). "SpaceX to begin flights under new cargo resupply contract next year". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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  9. "We are sending Raspberry Pi computers to space for the European Astro Pi Challenge". 13 September 2021.
  10. "CALLIOPE | calliopEO". calliope.cc. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. "Small but Mighty NASA Weather Instruments Prepare for Launch". 3 November 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. "Upcoming ELaNa CubeSat Launches". NASA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. "Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite". usu.edu. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. "The Tethering and Ranging mission of the Georgia Institute of Technology (TARGIT)". ssdl.gatech.edu. Georgia Tech Space Systems Design Lab | Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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