Vyacheslav Ermolin, December 6, 2020
Mission:
First flight under the CRS-2 contract on the new cargo reusable spacecraft Cargo Dragon 2. Delivery of cargo to the ISS. Docking to the "Harmony" module (IDA-3). 30 days in the ISS. Splashdown. Return of results and equipment. Garbage disposal.
Link to high quality image.
Motto:
"Modern, beautiful, heavy, expensive ... The same load ... Progress."
There is no official motto .
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The cost of this mission is at least $ 300 million (this is the average price of a CRS-2 contract). The price of 1 kilogram of cargo delivered to the ISS also increased. It's obvious to me that the cost of the Crew Dragon manned mission is even higher. And what is the talk about "$ 55 million astronaut seat" if the simplified cargo version (removed the SAS system, Super Drago engines, life support system) costs so much.