Dragon C108

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Dragon C108
ISS-60 SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon approaches the ISS (1).jpg
C108 in flight in July 2019, during CRS-18.
Type Cargo space capsule
Class SpaceX Dragon
Owner SpaceX
ManufacturerSpaceX
Specifications
Dimensions6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft)
Dry mass4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb)
Power Solar arrays
Rocket Falcon 9
History
First flight
Last flight
Flights3
FateRetired
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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.

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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 #MissionLaunch date (UTC)Landing date (UTC)LiftoffNotes
1 SpaceX CRS-6 Patch.png NASA CRS-6 14 April 2015,

20:10:41

21 May 2015,

16:42

Launch of Falcon 9 carrying CRS-6 Dragon (17170624642).jpg [5] [6]
2 SpaceX CRS-13 Patch.png NASA CRS-13 15 December 2017, 15:36:0913 January 2018, 15:37 KSC-20171215-PH AWG03 0015 (38365698174).jpg [7] [8]
3 SpaceX CRS-18 Patch.png NASA CRS-18 25 July 2019,

22:01

27 August 2019, 20:20
CRS-18 Mission (48380370691).jpg
First third flight of a Dragon Capsule [9] [9] [10]

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