SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their ninth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
The C111 capsule was flown on CRS-9 and CRS-15. On CRS-9 the mission carried IDA-2 to modify the ISS docking port for commercial crew spacecraft.
The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.
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Mission Profile
SpX CRS-9 was a Falcon 9 Full Thrust mission operated by SpaceX that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 18, 2016. The flight carried its payload on a resupply mission to Low Earth Orbit. The mission flew on first stage B1025. It was flown as part of the Commercial Resupply Services program. The launch was a success.