SpaceX CRS-17


SpaceX CRS-17, also known as SpX-17, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station that was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 4 May 2019. The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX.

Launch schedule history

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions., a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for October 2018, but by January 2019 this had been pushed back to April 2019.
Due to Dragon 2 test anomaly on 20 April 2019, SpaceX needed to acquire a permit to allow landing to drone ship, "Of Course I Still Love You". It was stationed just downrange "to ensure the integrity of the area and preserve valuable information".

Primary payload

Total weight of the cargo of CRS-17 mission is, consisting of in pressurized section and 965 kg in unpressurized section.
Cargo in unpressurized section include the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 and STP-H6.