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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SpX CRS-8
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Apr 8, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC
Apr 8, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1021
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 2
- Recovery Rate
- 2/2 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
Landing Record
2 successful · 0 failed · 2 total
Mission Details
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their eighth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. Among the cargo was the Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM module, which was attached to the station and will stay so for 2 years. BEAM is an expandable habitat module that will undergo tests to determine its worthiness during the stay. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
- Type
- Resupply
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA