Daily News Updates for SpaceX Cargo Dragon

Date	Mission	Launch/Landing	Notes
2023
11 Nov	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-29 Docking	International Space Station	VideoFromSpace: SpaceX CRS-29 Cargo Dragon docks with space station....view. Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-29 cargo ship automatically docked to the International Space Station’s space facing port of the Harmony module November 10. The resupply services mission carries scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of atmospheric waves.
10 Nov	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-29 Launch	Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA	Official NASA Broadcast: SpaceX's 29th Cargo Launch to the International Space Station....view. Dragon CRS-2 SpX-29 (CRS-28) is a Commercial Resupply Service mission that is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver cargo. SpaceX was awarded this mission by NASA back in 2016 and launched it on its Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket using a Cargo Dragon 2 – C211-2. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CRS-29 is the ninth flight for SpaceX under NASA’s CRS Phase 2 contract. More details from Everyday Astronaut....view.
6 Jun	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 Docking	International Space Station	Live coverage: Cargo Dragon docks at space station....view. Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-28 cargo ship automatically docked to the International Space Station’s space facing port of the Harmony module June 6. The SpaceX resupply craft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida June 5 with several tons of experiments and hardware on board and will remain at the station for a three-week long visit.
5 Jun	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 Launch	Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA	Live coverage: SpaceX launch sends upgraded solar arrays to International Space Station....view. Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28 (CRS-28) is a Commercial Resupply Service mission that is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver cargo. SpaceX was awarded this mission by NASA back in 2016 and launched it on its Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket using a Cargo Dragon 2 – C208-4. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CRS-28 is the eighth flight for SpaceX under NASA’s CRS Phase 2 contract. More details from Everyday Astronaut....view.
15 Apr	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 Splashdown	Florida Coast	Dragon CRS-27 reentered Earth’s atmosphere and performed a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Florida on Saturday at 4:58 p.m. ET. NASA did not broadcast the capsules return.
14 Apr	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 Undocking	International Space Station	Live coverage: Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station....view. The SpaceX Dragon CRS-27 cargo spacecraft autonomously undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 14 April 2023, at 15:05 UTC (11:05 EDT). The CRS-27 Dragon spacecraft departed the ISS with 1950 kg (4,300 pounds) of return cargo, consisting of completed research and station hardware, having previously supported the CRS-22 and CRS-24 missions.
16 Mar	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 Docking	International Space Station	Live coverage: CRS 27 docking....view. A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, CubeSats, and a suite of U.S. military tech demo payloads. The automated linkup between the Dragon supply ship and the Harmony module on the space station occurred at 7:31 a.m. EDT (1131 GMT) Thursday, following the mission’s launch Tuesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket.
15 Mar	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27	Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA	Live coverage: A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Florida on top a Falcon 9 rocket....view. A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft packed with nearly 6,300 pounds of fresh food, hardware, and experiments for the International Space Station lifted off Tuesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, kicking off a 36-hour transit to the orbiting research complex where it will dock for a month-long mission. Liftoff of the Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:30:42 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0030:42 GMT Wednesday). The Falcon 9 thundered into a mostly clear sky on a crisp evening at the Florida spaceport. More details from Everyday Astronaut....view.
9 Jan	CRS 26	ISS - Undocking	Live coverage: Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station....view. Loaded with experiments and hardware, the unpiloted SpaceX-26 cargo ship undocked from the Harmony module of the International Space Station Jan. 9, headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The resupply vehicle arrived at the orbital complex in late November to deliver several tons of food, science experiments and hardware for station maintenance, science investigations and upgrades.
2022
27-Nov	CRS 26	International Space Station	Live coverage: CRS 26 docking....view. A day after launching from Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule approached the International Space Station for an automated docking Sunday with more than 7,700 pounds of supplies and experiments.The Dragon supply ship autonomously linked up with the zenith, or space-facing, docking port on the space station’s Harmony module at 7:39 a.m. EST (1239 GMT) Sunday to wrap up a 17-hour pursuit of the complex. The cargo capsule launched at 2:20 p.m. EST (1920 GMT) Saturday on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.
26-Nov	CRS 26	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Live coverage: CRS-26 Mission Launch....view. SpaceX launched an all-new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on a mission to deliver new roll-out solar arrays, belated Thanksgiving treats, CubeSats, and a cornucopia of experiments to the International Space Station. The 215-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered to life and lifted off from pad 39A at 2:20:43 p.m. EST (1920:43 GMT). The commercial launcher broke the sound barrier in less than a minute as it arced northeast from Florida’s Space Coast, lining up with the orbital plane of the space station. More details from Everyday Astronaut....view.
21 Aug	CRS 25	Atlantic Ocean Splashdown	SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral Saturday, wrapping up a 37-day flight to the International Space Station and returning home with experiments and a leaky spacesuit for troubleshooting. The automated cargo freighter with more than 4,000 pounds of hardware and experiment specimens parachuted into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida at 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT) Saturday. A SpaceX recovery boat was on station to raise the capsule from the sea for the trip back to Cape Canaveral.
19 Aug	CRS 25	ISS - Undocking	Live coverage: Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station....view. A SpaceX Dragon supply freighter undocked from the International Space Station Friday, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida Saturday with about two tons of cargo, experiments, and a leaky spacesuit. The unpiloted cargo carrier will bring home a spacesuit worn by European astronaut Matthias Maurer in March, when the station crew noticed water leaking in Maurer’s helmet after he returned to the lab’s pressurized airlock. NASA has suspended use of U.S. spacesuits for non-emergency spacewalks until the suit is returned to Earth for inspection and analysis.
16-Jul	CRS 25	International Space Station	Live coverage: CRS 25 docking....view. Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-25 cargo ship automatically docked to the International Space Station July 16. The SpaceX spacecraft linked up to the Harmony module after launching July 14 from Florida with several tons of experiments and hardware.
14-Jul	CRS 25	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Live coverage: SpaceX launches space station cargo mission....view. SpaceX’s 25th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday (0044 GMT Friday) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon capsule toward the station with nearly three tons of cargo. Liftoff from pad 39A at Kennedy occurred at precisely 8:44:22 p.m. EDT (0044:22 GMT), roughly the moment Earth’s rotation brings the launch site under the orbital plane of the space station.
24 Jan	CRS 24	Atlantic Ocean Splashdown	Cargo Dragon returns to Earth, bringing CRS-24 mission to a close. Once the spacecraft undocked from the Station, it performed a series of maneuvers to lower its orbit and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. This set up a splashdown off the coast of Florida at approximately 4:05 PM EST on Monday, January 24. The landing of the Dragon spacecraft concludes the CRS-24 mission, which is SpaceX’s fourth resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) contract.
23 Jan	CRS 24	ISS - Undocking	Live coverage: Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station....view. SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft, closing out a month-long mission, undocked from the International Space Station Sunday after a two-delay in its departure to wait for better weather in the capsule’s recovery zone off the coast of Florida. The gumdrop-shaped cargo freighter undocked from the station’s Harmony module at 10:40 a.m. EDT (1540 GMT) Sunday. A series of departure maneuvers using the ship’s Draco thrusters guided Dragon away from the complex, setting up for a deorbit burn at 3:18 p.m. EDT (2018 GMT) Monday to allow the spacecraft to drop out of orbit and re-enter the atmosphere.
2021
21 Dec	CRS 24	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Live coverage: SpaceX launches cargo mission to International Space Station....view. The liftoff of a SpaceX cargo ship on the way to the International Space Station early Tuesday was the 31st and final orbital launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 2021, setting a new record for the most space missions to depart from the spaceport in a calendar year. The previous record of 30 orbital launches from the Florida spaceport was set in 2020.
1 Oct	CRS 23	Atlantic Ocean Splashdown	A SpaceX supply ship blazed a trail through the atmosphere over the southeastern United States Thursday night and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida, returning home with 2.3 tons of research specimens and cargo from the International Space Station.
30 Sep	CRS 23	ISS - Undocking	Live coverage: Mission CRS 23 Dragon cargo ship departs space station, heads for splashdown....view.
30 Aug	CRS 23	International Space Station	Live coverage: Dragon supply freighter docks at space station with 2.4 tons of cargo....view. Closing out a 31-hour flight from a launch pad in Florida, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station Monday, delivering experiments, supplies, and fresh food to the complex.
29 Aug	CRS 23	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Live coverage: SpaceX launches space station cargo mission....view. After bad weather forced SpaceX to scrub the launch of a space station resupply mission the previous day, the company successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon capsule at 3:14 a.m. EDT (0714 GMT) Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
9 Jul	CRS 22	Splashdown	Cargo Dragon splashes down to complete SpaceX CRS-22 mission....view. The SpaceX CRS-22 mission has come to a close, with Cargo Dragon having departed the International Space Station on Thursday, July 8 after a series of weather delays. NASA and SpaceX teams continued to monitor weather at the landing zones ahead of a successful undocking at 10:45 AM EDT (14:45 UTC). Splashdown occurred Friday evening at 11:29 PM EDT (03:29 UTC), in a landing zone off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico.
8 Jul	CRS 22	ISS - Undocking	Highlights: Dragon cargo ship departs space station....view. A SpaceX cargo ship that delivered upgraded solar arrays to the International Space Station last month departed the orbiting outpost Thursday to begin the trip back to Earth. Undocking occurred at 10:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) Thursday, setting up for a re-entry and splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico Friday at 11:29 p.m. EDT (0329 GMT Saturday).
3 Jun	CRS 22	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Live coverage: SpaceX cargo ship launches on mission to upgrade space station electrical grid....view. Trailing a brilliant orange flame, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into orbit Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a Dragon cargo ship hauling experiments and new solar arrays to enhance the International Space Station’s power generation capability.
12 Jan	CRS 21	Florida Coast	Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida’s west coast....view. SpaceX’s first upgraded Cargo Dragon spaceship departed the International Space Station Tuesday morning with more than 4,400 pounds of research specimens and other equipment. The parachute-assisted splashdown occured at 8:26 p.m. EST on Wednesday, the spacecraft picked up by SpaceX’s GO Navigator vessel to begin its return to shore in the Gulf of Mexico west of Tampa.
2020
6 Dec	CRS 21	SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships....view. An upgraded version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo freighter launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loaded with 3.2 tons of supplies and experiments in the first of at least nine resupply flights to the International Space Station under a new NASA contract. Liftoff came at 11:17am EST (16.17 GMT)....view.
13 Oct	CRS 21	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	SpaceX ships upgraded cargo spacecraft to Florida for first orbital Dragon rendezvous....view. SpaceX says it’s shipped the first upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft to Florida, opening the door for the first simultaneous spaceflight of two Dragons.