Dragon C106

Dragon C106
C106 in flight in June 2017, during CRS-11.
TypeCargo space capsule
ClassSpaceX Dragon
OwnerSpaceX
ManufacturerSpaceX
Specifications
Dimensions6.1 m × 3.7 m (20 ft × 12 ft)
Dry mass4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb)
PowerSolar arrays
RocketFalcon 9
History
First flight
Last flight
Flights3
FateRetired
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SpaceX Dragon C106 is a Dragon space capsule built by SpaceX.[1] It is the first reused SpaceX Dragon capsule to be reflown into space, having its second launch in 2017.[2] C106 was first used on CRS-4, and then used again for the CRS-11 and CRS-19 missions.[3] It was the second capsule after C108 to be used a third time, marking a milestone in SpaceX's drive to reduce space launch costs through reusing hardware.[4]

  1. ^ William Graham (1 June 2017). "Weather halts Falcon 9 mission with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch". NASAspaceflight.com.
  2. ^ "SpaceX To Launch Reused Dragon Capsule, Land Falcon 9 At Kennedy Space Center". Brevard Times. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ Hanneke Weitering (1 June 2017). "SpaceX to Launch 1st Reused Dragon Spacecraft Saturday: Watch It Live". Space.com.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bloomberg-2017-06-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).