DocM Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Maiden flight of Cargo Dragon 2. Same airframe as Crew Dragon but no human life support system, no SuperDraco escape system, and an interior optimized for cargo. No more berthing using the robotic arm, Cargo Dragon 2 automatically docks. Date: December 5, 2020 Time: 2339 Eastern (1639 UT) Pad: LC-39A Booster: B1058.4 Recovery: ASDS Docking: Node 2 Zenith/IDA-3 Trunk cargo: Nanorack's 'Bishop' airlock https://nanoracks.com/bishop-airlock/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1402732-f9-cargo-dragon-2-crs-21/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Dragon 2, Crew and Cargo, has been given much larger Trunk. From the DragonLab datasheet, Dragon 1 had a Standard Trunk of 14 cu/meters and an Extended Trunk option of 34 cu/meters (which never flew.)https://web.archive.org/web/20110104010401if_/http://www.spacex.com/downloads/dragonlab-datasheet.pdf SpaceX's current Dragon 2 page lists a Trunk volume of 37 cu/meters, so quite a stretch. https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1402732-f9-cargo-dragon-2-crs-21/#findComment-598607722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Scrubbed: weather Date: December 6, 2020 Time: 1117 Eastern (1617 UT) bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1402732-f9-cargo-dragon-2-crs-21/#findComment-598608073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Perfect, just.like.clockwork. Separation showed the Cargo Dragon 2 two-fin config vs four fins for Crew Dragon, two being retained for their conformal solar tiles (no fins would reduce power by ~18%). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1402732-f9-cargo-dragon-2-crs-21/#findComment-598608196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1402732-f9-cargo-dragon-2-crs-21/#findComment-598618660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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