flown by SpaceX USA

CRS-21

Success
DEC 06202016:17:08 UTC

First cargo flight of the Dragon 2 spacecraft, replacing the original Cargo Dragon that had retired with CRS-20. The trunk carried the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock — the first commercially funded permanent module added to the ISS — which installs on Tranquility and gives external payloads a self-contained route in and out of the station.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-101 into LEO

Broadcast

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Vehicle components · 2

  • 01 Booster B1058.4
    Landed on drone ship · OCISLY
  • 02 Cargo Dragon C208.1
    Space station resupply

Payload

Nanoracks Bishop Airlock

Space station module

last updated Oct 25, 2026