SpaceX CRS-25
SpaceX CRS-25, also known as SpX-25, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) planned to be launched in June 2022. The mission is contracted by NASA and will be flown by SpaceX using a . This will be the fifth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 contract awarded in January 2016. Cargo Dragon. SpaceX plans to reuse the Cargo Dragons up to five times. The Cargo Dragon will launch without SuperDraco abort engines, without seats, cockpit controls and the life support system required to sustain astronauts in space. This newer design  comes with some benefits, like a faster process to recover, and refurbish and re-fly versus the earlier Dragon CRS design used for ISS cargo missions. The new Cargo Dragon capsules under the NASA CRS Phase 2 contract are going to splash down with parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida, replacing previous zone in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California. Payload. NASA contracted the CRS-25 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 will be delivered to the station in the unpressurized trunk of the SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft. The installation of these new solar arrays will require two (2) spacewalks: one to prepare the worksite with a modification kit and another to install the new panel. Research. The new experiments arriving at the orbiting laboratory will inspire future scientists and explorers, and provide valuable insight for researchers. NASA Glenn Research Center studies: Student Spaceflight Experiments Program: The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is selecting experiments to be manifested. Cubesats. CubeSats planned for this mission: SpaceX CRS-25