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SpaceX CRS-26

SpaceX CRS-26 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SpaceX CRS-26 rather than just read about it. In short: SpaceX CRS-26, also known as SpX-26, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 26 November 2022. The mission was contracted by NASA and flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

SpaceX CRS-26, also known as SpX-26, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 26 November 2022. The mission was contracted by NASA and flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon. This was the sixth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016.

Cargo Dragon

SpaceX plans to reuse each Cargo Dragon up to five times. Cargo Dragon does not include SuperDraco abort engines, seats, cockpit controls or life support system needed on a Crew Dragon. Dragon 2 improves on Dragon 1 in several ways, including lessened refurbishment time, leading to shorter periods between flights. Cargo Dragon capsules under the NASA CRS Phase 2 contract land near Florida in the ocean.

Payload NASA contracted for the CRS-26 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date of launch, and orbital parameters for the Cargo Dragon.

ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA)

Second pair of new solar arrays using XTJ Prime space solar cells. They were delivered to the station in the unpressurized trunk of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft. The installation of these new solar arrays, designated 4A and 3A, required two spacewalks: one to prepare the worksite with a modification kit and another to install the new panel.

Research NASA Glenn Research Center studies: European Space Agency (ESA) research and activities:

ESA's Suture in Space experiment investigating how tissues heal in weightlessness. Living tissue from biopsies will be cut and sewn back together, before being sent to space where astronauts will activate the cells to monitor the healing mechanisms. ESA's Osteogenic Cells experiment which aims to investigate the mechanisms of impaired bone formation during space flight and whether microgravity conditions alter osteoblast function in vitro. As part of the research payload, the Artery in Microgravity experiment from the ESA Orbit Your Thesis programme will be installed inside the ICE Cubes Facility.

CubeSats CubeSats carried by this mission, deployed through NRCSD#24 (including ELaNa 49) and J-SSOD#24:

TJREVERB, a 2U CubeSat built by students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. TJREVERB is testing Iridium with Passive Magnet Stabilization in Low Earth Orbit. ORCASat, a 2U CubeSat for the precision photometric calibration of major astronomical observatories worldwide (notably the Rubin Observatory in Chile and Pan-STARRS in Hawaii). MARIO (Measurement of Actuator Response and Impedance on Orbit) is a 3U CubeSat collaboration between the University of Michigan's Michigan eXploration Laboratory (MXL), Extreme Diagnostics, and Michigan's Active Intelligent and Multifunctional Structure (AIMS) Lab, and NASA. The mission objective is to characterize the performance of piezoelectric actuators and health monitoring systems in low Earth orbit conditions. Test data will help develop future advanced space mechanisms. NUTSat is a 2U CubeSat for systems engineering training and commercial aircraft safety technology demonstration mission, from NFU, Let'scom, Gran Systems and NSPO. LORIS (Low Orbit Reconnaissance Imagery Satellite) from Dalhousie University, will be the first CubeSat from Atlantic Canada to be launched by the Canadian Space Agency. The mission objective is to obtain photographs via the camera payload, which will be used to study and monitor shorelines and ocean life activity.[1] petitSat, from Goddard Space Flight Center. SPORT (Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task), a collaboration between the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) in Brazil, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. SPORT is a 6U CubeSat that will advance our understanding of the nature and evolution of ionospheric structures around sunset to improve predictions of disturbances that affect radio propagation and telecommunication signals. DanteSat, from NPC SpaceMind. Surya Satellite-1 (SS-1), 1U CubeSat by Surya University OPTIMAL-1, 3U CubeSat by ArkEdge Space HSKSAT, 3U CubeSat by Harada Seiki

Gallery

See also Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References

External links NASA SpaceX official page for the Dragon spacecraft Archived 12 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SpaceX CRS-26

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SpaceX CRS-26 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SpaceX CRS-26 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SpaceX CRS-26 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SpaceX CRS-26

In research: SpaceX CRS-26 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SpaceX CRS-26 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SpaceX CRS-26 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2022 in Florida, Cargo Dragon, November 2022 in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SpaceX CRS-26 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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