SpaceX Dragon C106 is a Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX.[1] It is the first reused SpaceX Dragon capsule to be reflown into space, having its second launch in 2017.[2] C106 was first used on CRS-4, and then used again for the CRS-11 and CRS-19 missions.[3] It was the second capsule after C108 to be used a third time, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.[4]
| Dragon C106 | |
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.jpg) C106 in flight in June 2017, during CRS-11. | |
| Type | Cargo space capsule |
| Class | SpaceX Dragon |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft) |
| Dry mass | 4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb) |
| Power | Solar arrays |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| History | |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 3 |
| Fate | Retired |
| SpaceX Dragons | |
History
C106 was built as the sixth production Dragon capsule.[5] This new Dragon was launched in September 2014 for the CRS-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down in October 2014, and was successfully retrieved.[6][7] To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished.[8] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in June 2017 for the CRS-11 mission to the ISS.[9][4] It splashed down and was successfully recovered in July 2017.[10] After undergoing another refurbishment, C106 was launched again for the CRS-19 mission.
Flights
| Flight # | Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Liftoff | Landing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | NASA CRS-4 | 21 September 2014 | 25 October 2014 |  |  | [11] | |
| 2 |  | NASA CRS-11 | 3 June 2017 | 3 July 2017 |  | This was the 100th launch from Launch Pad 39A | [1][12][10] | |
| 3 |  | NASA CRS-19 | 5 December 2019 | 7 January 2020 |  | [13] |
See also
- Falcon 9 booster B1029, the second SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1021, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be reused
- Falcon 9 booster B1019, the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to be successfully landed
- Gemini spacecraft No. 2, the first space capsule to be reflown
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
- McDonnell Douglas DC-X
- Blue Origin New Shepard
- Space Shuttle
References
External links
Media related to SpaceX Dragon C106 at Wikimedia Commons
