22-581: ISPR may refer to: International Standard Payload Rack , a standard for hardware deployment in the International Space Station Institute of Socio-Political Research , a Russian academic research center Inter-Services Public Relations , the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces Inter-Services Public Relations (Bangladesh) , the media wing of
44-631: A Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) contract. The equipment delivered by Dragon XL missions could include sample collection materials, spacesuits and other items astronauts may need on the Gateway and on the surface of the Moon , according to NASA . It will launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida . The Dragon XL will stay at the Gateway for 6 to 12 months at
66-651: A Progress , ATV , or the interior of the Space Shuttle to the ISS. In the past ISPRs were delivered in Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules , which were carried in the Space Shuttle cargo bay and berthed to CBM ports. Cygnus spacecraft hatches are too narrow to fit ISPRs with their 37 inches (94 cm) wide openings and Cargo Dragon 1 spacecraft have no capability to either launch or return ISPRs because of
88-551: A commercially-built and operated spacecraft in orbit. During the capture, he was quoted saying, "Houston, Station, we've got us a dragon by the tail." An improved version, the Dragon 2 , was introduced in 2019 and has two versions: Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon. The first un-crewed flight test ( Demo-1 ) took place in March 2019, followed by a crewed flight test ( Demo-2 ) in May 2020. The Crew Dragon
110-596: A concept called Red Dragon . Red Dragon was to be a low-cost Mars mission that would use Falcon Heavy as the launch vehicle and trans-Martian injection vehicle, and the SpaceX Dragon 2 -based capsule to enter the atmosphere of Mars . The concept was originally envisioned for launch in 2018 as a NASA Discovery mission , then alternatively for 2022, but was never formally submitted for funding within NASA. The mission would have been designed to return samples from Mars to Earth at
132-667: A fraction of the cost of NASA's own sample-return mission, which was projected in 2015 to cost US$ 6 billion. On 27 April 2016, SpaceX announced its plan to go ahead and launch a modified Dragon lander to Mars in 2018. However, Musk cancelled the Red Dragon program in July 2017 to focus on developing the Starship system instead. The modified Red Dragon capsule would have performed all entry, descent and landing (EDL) functions needed to deliver payloads of 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) or more to
154-511: A thin center post to accommodate sub-rack-sized payloads, such as the 483 mm ( 19-inch rack ) Spacelab Standard Interface Rack (SIR) Drawer or the Space Shuttle Middeck Locker. Utility pass-through ports are located on each side to allow cables to be run between Racks. Module attachment points are provided at the top of the rack and via pivot points at the bottom. The pivot points support installation and maintenance. Tracks on
176-457: A time, when research payloads inside and outside the cargo vessel could be operated remotely, even when crews are not present. Its payload capacity is expected to be more than 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) to lunar orbit. There is no requirement for a return to Earth. At the end of the mission the Dragon XL must be able to undock and dispose of the same mass it can bring to the Gateway, by moving
198-616: Is a family of spacecraft developed and produced by American private space transportation company SpaceX . The first variant, later named Dragon 1 , flew 23 cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) between 2010 and 2020 before retiring. Design of this version, not designed to carry astronauts, was funded by NASA with $ 396 million awarded through the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program and contracted to ferry cargo under
220-1001: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages International Standard Payload Rack The International Standard Payload Rack ( ISPR ) is a steel framework container that is designed and been adopted by the International Space Station (ISS) program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of space payload hardware, such as machines and experiments. A typical rack contains 37 ISPR slots for science payloads, which are interchangeable to accommodate different components or payloads. Each ISPR provides 1.571 m (55.5 cu ft) of internal volume being about 2 m (79 in) high, 1.05 m (41 in) wide, and 85.9 cm (33.8 in) deep. The rack weighs 104 kg (230 lb ) and can accommodate an additional 700 kg (1,500 lb) of payload equipment. The rack has internal mounting provisions to allow attachment of secondary structure. The ISPRs will be outfitted with
242-570: Is one of the primary spacecraft ferrying crew members to and from the ISS and on private missions. The Cargo Dragon carries cargo to the ISS under the CRS program. Red Dragon was a cancelled version of the Dragon spacecraft that had been previously proposed to fly farther than Earth orbit and transit to Mars via interplanetary space . In addition to SpaceX's own privately funded plans for an eventual Mars mission , NASA Ames Research Center had developed
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#1732852798787264-525: The Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. An improved version, the Dragon 2 , was introduced in 2019 and has both crewed and cargo versions. The first un-crewed flight test ( Demo-1 ) took place in March 2019, followed by a crewed flight test ( Demo-2 ) in May 2020. Since those flight tests, the Crew Dragon has become one of the primary spacecraft ferrying crew to and from the ISS. While
286-529: The Bangladesh Armed Forces Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ISPR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ISPR&oldid=997783036 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
308-757: The Cargo Dragon continues to carry cargo under the CRS program. SpaceX has also proposed versions named Red Dragon for Mars exploration and Dragon XL to provide Gateway Logistics Services to the Lunar Gateway . SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk , named the spacecraft after the 1963 song " Puff, the Magic Dragon " by Peter, Paul and Mary , reportedly as a response to critics who considered his spaceflight projects impossible. Early on, it had been named Magic Dragon , and t-shirts had been printed with this name. As late as September 2012, SpaceX board member Steve Jurvetson
330-488: The Harmony module. This marked the first time a private spacecraft had ever rendezvoused with the ISS. The Dragon capsule was carrying supplies for the ISS, and the successful capture demonstrated the feasibility of using privately developed spacecraft to resupply the station. Pettit was also the first to enter the uncrewed supply ship on May 26, making him the first astronaut in the history of space exploration to successfully enter
352-533: The Martian surface without using a parachute. Preliminary analysis showed that the capsule's atmospheric drag would slow it enough for the final stage of its descent to be within the abilities of its SuperDraco retro-propulsion thrusters. On 27 March 2020, SpaceX revealed the Dragon XL resupply spacecraft to carry pressurized and unpressurized cargo, experiments and other supplies to NASA's planned Lunar Gateway under
374-486: The association between the song and marijuana was the reason behind the name Dragon, saying that "so many people thought I [must be] smoking weed to do this venture." Dragon 1 was the original Dragon iteration, providing cargo service to the ISS. It flew 23 missions between 2010 and 2020, when it was retired. On May 25, 2012, NASA astronaut Don Pettit operated the Canadarm2 to grapple the first SpaceX Dragon and berth it to
396-544: The design of the pressurized section of the Cargo Dragon 1 spacecraft which can only transport cargo bags and smaller racks. Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft have 31 inches (79 cm) wide hatch openings and can not fit the 41.3 inches (105 cm) wide ISPRs. As of 2020 ISPRs can only be delivered using the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle . Japan has developed an ISPR with interfaces and capabilities nearly identical to NASA's. SpaceX Dragon Dragon
418-498: The exterior front posts allow mounting of payload equipment and laptop computers . Additional adapters on the ISPRs are provided for ground handling. The International Standard Payload Rack are the size of a side-by-side refrigerator, and is too big to fit through the Russian probe and drogue docking system, APAS , or NDS docking systems, and therefore cannot be transferred directly from
440-450: The spacecraft to a heliocentric orbit. On February 22, 2023, NASA discussed the Dragon XL's development for the first time since its 2020 unveiling, with Mark Wiese, NASA's manager of deep space logistics for the Gateway program, answering during a panel at SpaceCom that NASA has been working with SpaceX to run a series of studies to refine the Dragon XL design and examine cargo configurations and other capabilities that could be enabled by
462-407: The spacecraft. Wiese also elaborated that Dragon XL would be used for initial missions, and stating that “[NASA] talked to [SpaceX] about Starship evolution and how it all worked together, but we’re not there yet because it's still in a development phase” insinuating that Starship will eventually replace Dragon XL once it completes development. On March 29, 2024, NASA released an article outlining
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#1732852798787484-453: Was still referring to it as "The Magic Dragon, Puffed to the sea." That was his caption to a photo of the capsule several months after it had completed its COTS 2 demo flight where the spacecraft had accomplished its first docking with the ISS . This song, ostensibly composed for children, had long been associated with perceived references to smoking marijuana . In 2008, Elon Musk confirmed that
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