Next up for SpaceX, the return of the Dragon flying CRS-8 to the ISS. The last Dragon was on the ill-fated CRS-7 flight last June where the second stage overpressurized due to breakage of a helium tank strut just prior to staging.
Cargo for CRS-8 will include a Bigelow inflatable habitat to be installed on the station for testing. When the Dragon returns in May it will be returning biological samples from Scott Kelly's 340 day stay.
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/o...s/nasa-spacex-eye-april-return-flight-dragon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_CRS-8
Cargo for CRS-8 will include a Bigelow inflatable habitat to be installed on the station for testing. When the Dragon returns in May it will be returning biological samples from Scott Kelly's 340 day stay.
SpaceX said:The instantaneous launch window opens on April 8th at 4:43pm ET, and a backup launch window opens at 4:20pm ET on April 9th.
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/o...s/nasa-spacex-eye-april-return-flight-dragon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_CRS-8
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