Cargo spacecraft "Dragon CRS-16" (SpX-16, Dragon C112-F2)

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DRAGON CRS-16 is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA. It is the X flight?? for SpaceX′s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the nine?? SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. The mission brings equipment and supplies to the space station.

Cargo ship Dragon CRS-16 was launched on Dec 5, 2018 from Cape Canaveral′s Launch Complex 40. The Falcon 9 first stage developed a hydraulic problem during descent and began rolling just before the landing burn. It recovered control just before touchdown and landed gently on the water a short distance off the Cape Canaveral beach. The stage was towed back to port.
Meanwhile, the second stage reached orbit successfully and deployed the Dragon. Stage 2 was deorbited south of Australia at about 1915 UTC.
CRS-16 carries two trunk payloads. GEDI is an instrument to measure forest biomass and will be installed on the Kibo Exposed Facility at EFU 6. RRM3 (Robotic Refuelling Mission) is a package to test three robotic tools and the long term storage and transfer of cryogenic methane. It will be installed on the Express Logistics Carrier ELC-1 Site 3.

NASA′s Robotic Refueling Mission 3 before launch. Photo: NASA.
CRS-16 arrived at the ISS on Dec 8; it was grappled by the Canadarm-2 at 1221 UTC and berthed at Harmony nadir at 1536 UTC.
On Jan 13, 2019 at 2010 UTC Dragon CRS-16 was unberthed from the Harmony module; it was released by Canadarm-2 at 2335 UTC and performed a deorbit burn at 0419 UTC Jan 14, landing off Baja at about 117.5W 28.1N at roughly 0510 UTC.

Launch cancel Cape Canaveral. Credit: #402

CRS-16 Splasdown, cancel San Diego CA. Credit: #402

Ref.: #6, #7(JR760), #402 - update: 22.02.24