Dragon C108

Dragon C108
	C108 in flight in July 2019, during CRS-18.
Type	Cargo space capsule
Class	SpaceX Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Technical details
Dimensions	6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft)
Dry mass	4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb)
Power	Solar arrays
Flight history
First flight	SpaceX CRS-6; 4 April – 21 May 2015
Last flight	SpaceX CRS-18; 25 July 2019 – 27 August 2019
Flights	3
Fate	Retired

Short description: Uncrewed cargo spacecraft built by SpaceX

SpaceX Dragon C108 is a Cargo Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX. It is the first Dragon capsule to be flown three times, having its third launch in 2019. C108 was first used on CRS-6, and then used again for the CRS-13 and CRS-18 missions. It was the first capsule to be used a third flight, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.

History

C108 was built as the eighth production Dragon capsule.^[1] This new Dragon was launched on the CRS-6 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It splashed down on May 21, 2015 and was successfully retrieved. To prepare for its second flight, it had its heatshield replaced while the hull, avionics, and Draco thrusters were refurbished.^[2] The refurbished Dragon was relaunched in December 15, 2017 for the CRS-13 mission. Following an almost month-long stay, C108 landed on January 13, 2018.^[3] After undergoing another refurbishment, C108 was launched again in July 2019 for the CRS-18 mission. It landed for the final time on August 27, 2019 and was retired.^[4]

Flights

C108 flights
Flight #		Mission	Launch date (UTC)	Landing date (UTC)	Notes
1		NASA CRS-6	14 April 2015, 20:10:41	21 May 2015, 16:42		^[5]^[6]
2	Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP	NASA CRS-13	15 December 2017, 15:36:09	13 January 2018, 15:37		^[7]^[8]
3		NASA CRS-18	25 July 2019, 22:01	27 August 2019, 20:20	First third flight of a Dragon Capsule^[9]	^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "Dragon C2, CRS-1,... CRS-20 (SpX 1,... 20)". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dragon.htm.
↑ Clark, Stephen. "Test-firing at repaired launch pad clears way for SpaceX cargo flight next week – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/06/test-firing-at-repaired-launch-pad-clears-way-for-spacex-cargo-flight-next-week/.
↑ Clark, Stephen. "Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/13/commercial-cargo-craft-splashes-down-in-pacific-ocean-after-station-resupply-run/.
↑ "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown" (in en-US). 2019-08-27. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/.
↑ "SpaceX CRS-6" (in en-US). https://www.issnationallab.org/launches/spacex-crs-6/.
↑ Bergin, Chris (2015-05-21). "SpaceX Dragon completes CRS-6 mission with splashdown" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/05/crs-6-dragon-departs-iss-homecoming/.
↑ Clark, Stephen. "SpaceX's 50th Falcon rocket launch kicks off station resupply mission" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/15/spacexs-50th-falcon-rocket-launch-kicks-off-station-resupply-mission/.
↑ Clark, Stephen. "Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/13/commercial-cargo-craft-splashes-down-in-pacific-ocean-after-station-resupply-run/.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Clark, Stephen. "New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station/.
↑ Bergin, Chris (2019-08-27). "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/.

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[1] "Dragon C2, CRS-1,... CRS-20 (SpX 1,... 20)". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dragon.htm.

[2] Clark, Stephen. "Test-firing at repaired launch pad clears way for SpaceX cargo flight next week – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/06/test-firing-at-repaired-launch-pad-clears-way-for-spacex-cargo-flight-next-week/.

[3] Clark, Stephen. "Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run – Spaceflight Now" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/13/commercial-cargo-craft-splashes-down-in-pacific-ocean-after-station-resupply-run/.

[4] "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown" (in en-US). 2019-08-27. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/.

[5] "SpaceX CRS-6" (in en-US). https://www.issnationallab.org/launches/spacex-crs-6/.

[6] Bergin, Chris (2015-05-21). "SpaceX Dragon completes CRS-6 mission with splashdown" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/05/crs-6-dragon-departs-iss-homecoming/.

[7] Clark, Stephen. "SpaceX's 50th Falcon rocket launch kicks off station resupply mission" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/15/spacexs-50th-falcon-rocket-launch-kicks-off-station-resupply-mission/.

[8] Clark, Stephen. "Commercial cargo craft splashes down in Pacific Ocean after station resupply run" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/13/commercial-cargo-craft-splashes-down-in-pacific-ocean-after-station-resupply-run/.

[:0-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Clark, Stephen. "New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station" (in en-US). https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station/.

[10] Bergin, Chris (2019-08-27). "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/.

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v t e Dragon / Dragon 2 spaceflights
Past missions	Demo Flight 1 (Dec 2010) Demo Flight 2 (May 2012) CRS-1 (Oct 2012) CRS-2 (Mar 2013) CRS-3 (Apr 2014) CRS-4 (Sep 2014; on C106) CRS-5 (Jan 2015) CRS-6 (Apr 2015) CRS-7† (Jun 2015) CRS-8 (Apr 2016) CRS-9 (Jul 2016) CRS-10 (Feb 2017) CRS-11 (Jun 2017; on C106) CRS-12 (Aug 2017) CRS-13 (Dec 2017) CRS-14 (Apr 2018) CRS-15 (Jun 2018) CRS-16 (Dec 2018) Crew Dragon Demo-1 (Mar 2019) CRS-17 (May 2019) CRS-18 (Jul 2019) CRS-19 (Dec 2019)
Future missions	Crew Dragon Demo-2 (Q1 2020) CRS-20 (Mar 2020) USCV-1 (May 2020)
See also	Falcon 9 launches Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Commercial Resupply Services Uncrewed spaceflights to the ISS
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Dragon C108

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