SpaceX F9/Dragon 2 : CRS2 SpX-31 : Florida : September 2024

[AndrewM]

Discussion thread for SpaceX's 31st Commercial Resupply mission (SpX CRS-31).

Launch NET September 2024.

Currently targeting launch in June 2024.

[AndrewM]

This mission was awarded as part of a 6 mission contract extension to the CRS2 contract in March 2022 covering missions through CRS-35 in 2026.

The 12 additional missions ordered – six each to Northrop Grumman and SpaceX – will provide resupply services to the station through 2026.

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-orders-additional-cargo-flights-to-space-station/

As of the FY2024 budget request in March 2023, launch was targeted for June 2024 (page 162, SO-34).

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nasa-fy-2024-cj-v3.pdf

[AndrewM]

Now targeting September 2024 according to the FY25 budget request (Congressional justification page 139, SO-27).

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Mission patch (showing Dragon C208 flying for a 5th time):

https://twitter.com/Yrouel86/status/1793355775772963144