Mission type ISS resupply Spacecraft Dragon C18 Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Dry mass 4,200 kg | Spacecraft type Dragon CRS Inclination 51.6° Launch date August 2018 Manufacturer SpaceX | |
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Dimensions Height: 6.1 m (20 ft)Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) Similar Kounotori 7, Progress MS‑05, Lunar Polar Hydrogen, Super Low Altitude Test Satel, Progress M‑50 | ||
SpaceX CRS-16, also known as SpX-16, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on August 2018. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
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Launch schedule history
On February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20). As of June 2016, a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for August 2018.
Primary payload
NASA has contracted for the CRS-16 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. On the CRS-9 pre-launch conference, Kirk Shireman, NASA ISS program manager, stated that this mission would transport the IDA-3 docking adapter.