NASA has confirmed that SpaceX is on its way to launch the Crew Dragon 2 on November 14 and the first Cargo Dragon 2 on December 2, a company executive said, adding that the back-to-back launch is a sign of things to come.

The first semi-functional Dragon spacecraft flew more than a decade ago in December 2010, 18 months after the spacecraft’s second orbit mission, this time becoming the first private company in SpaceX history to launch a spacecraft through the International Space Station (ISS). Four months later, Cargo Dragon partnered with ISS for the second time as part of SpainX’s first NASA Commercial Response Services Mission (CRS-1), which will begin a remarkably successful series of 19 successful operational space stations again, totaling 45 metric tons. To deliver a little less than a ton (,000 100,000).

SpaceX fully implemented its NASA CRS 1 deal in April 2020, effectively retiring the first-generation Dragon spacecraft. Less than two months later, Crew Dragon – an upgraded ‘Dragon 2’ spacecraft – embarked on a second orbital mission and astronaut launch, with its impeccable completion certifying the first private company in spaceX history to be a national astronaut. Space agency. Now, perhaps more than two weeks apart, SpaceX is on track to launch its first operational astronaut launch. And The first launch of an upgraded cargo dragon spacecraft under a new NASA CRS2 cargo agreement.

Speaking at a press teleconference on November 10, the first and foremost focus on the crew Dragon’s upcoming operational launch debut, SpaceX executive Benji Reed – taking a well-earned position of confidence – revealed some impressive details about what should be expected in front of the Dragon.

“In the next 15 months we will fly seven crew and cargo dragon missions for NASA. This means there will be an uninterrupted presence of SpaceX dragons in orbit starting with Crew-1. The cargo mission starts with CRS-21, every time we launch a dragon there will be two dragons in space – together – for an extended period of time. Truly, we are returning to the United States capacity for full launch services and we are extremely honored to be a part of it.

Benji Reed, SpaceX – November 10, 2020

In short, there is SpaceX Seven Dragon 2020 is scheduled between November and January 2020, requiring an average cadence of one dragon mission every two months. To accomplish this feat, reusing both the SpaceX crew and the Cargo Dragon will begin to feel deeper into reusability. And The Falcon 9 boosters are equipped to launch them. The first of these reuse is scheduled for March 2021, when four astronauts will embark on an international aircraft station inside a flight-proven orbit.

Meanwhile, thanks to NASA’s plan to spend the Craigo Dragon 2 spacecraft in orbit on the ISS and the annual average of two six-month crew dragon missions, SpaceX could maintain an uninterrupted presence in space as early as November 14th. As Reed notes, this also means that every two dragons will operate in less than one Earth orbit at a time (LEO). Each time SpaceX launches a cargo dragon re-supply mission.

Russia’s national space agency, Roscosmos, is the only other entity on Earth that can claim similar capabilities – after nearly a decade of working as the only bridge between Earth and the ISS, multiple Soyuz crew and Progress Cargo spacecraft were simultaneously orbiting. . If SpaceX’s Crew-1 Crew Dragon and CRS-11 Cargo Dragon launches are successful, the private U.S. agency will effectively become the backbone of U.S. spaceflight, almost single-handedly restoring the country’s position as a competitive space power.