SpaceX CRS-7 was a private American rocket cargo resupply mission to the Interna

tional Space Station, contracted to NASA, which launched and failed on June 28,
2015. It disintegrated 139 seconds into the flight after launch from Cape Canave
ral, just before the first stage was to separate from the second stage.[1] It wa
s the ninth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the seventh
SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Servi
ces contract. The vehicle, like all Dragon spacecraft, launched on the Falcon 9
v1.1. It was the nineteenth overall flight for the Falcon 9 and the fourteenth f
light for the substantially upgraded Falcon 9 v1.1.
Contents [hide]
1 Launch history
2 Payload
2.1 Detailed manifest
2.2 Primary payload
2.3 Secondary payload
3 Launch failure
4 Post-launch flight test
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Launch history[edit]
SpaceX CRS-7 prior to launch
In January 2015, the launch was tentatively scheduled by NASA for no earlier tha
n June 13, 2015. This was adjusted to June 22, 2015, then moved forward to June
19, 2015 and adjusted again to June 26, 2015.[2] Subsequently, the launch had be
en rescheduled to June 28, 2015 at 14:21:11 UTC, from Cape Canaveral LC-40.[3] T
he launch was scheduled to be the third controlled-descent and landing test for
the Falcon 9's first stage. It would have attempted to land on a new autonomous
drone ship named Of Course I Still Love You
named after a ship in the novel The
Player of Games by Iain M. Banks.[4] The spacecraft was planned to stay in orbit
for five weeks before returning to Earth with approximately 1,400 pounds (640 k
g) of supplies and waste.[4]
Payload[edit]
Detailed manifest[edit]
A full listing of the cargo aboard the failed mission included the following ite
ms:[5]
Crew Supplies 690 kilograms (1,520 lb)
92 Food Bulk Overwrap Bags, 2 Bonus Food Kits, 2 Fresh Food Kits
Crew Provisions, Crew Care, Operations data file
Utilization 573 kilograms (1,263 lb)
Canadian Space Agency: Vascular Echo Exercise Band
European Space Agency: Circadian Rhythms, KUBIK EBOXes, Interface Plate, EPO Pea
ke, BioLab, Spheroids, EMCS RBLSS, Airway Mon., LiOH Cartridge
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency: Atomization, Biological Rhythms, Multi-omics
, Cell Mechanosensing 3, Plant Gravity Sensing 3, SAIBO L&M, Space Pup, Stem Cel
ls, MSPR LM, Group Combustion Camera
US: 2 Polars, 6 DCBs and Ice Bricks, 1 MERLIN, FCF/HRF Resupply, HRP Resupply [K
its, MCT, Microbiome, Twin Studies], IMAX Camera, Meteor, Micro-9, MSG Resupply,
NanoRacks Modules & 0.5 NRCSD #7, Universal Battery Charger, Veg-03, Microbial
Observatory-1, Microchannel Diffusion Experiment, Wetlab RNA Smartcycler, SCK, S
tory Time, MELFI TDR Batteries
Computer Resources 36 kilograms (79 lb)
Projector Screen, Sidekick, OCT Laptop & Power Supply, 32GB MicroSD Cards, Gener
ic USB Cables, Power Modules and Card Readers, Preloaded T61p Hard Drives, CD St
owage Container, Network Attached Storage Devices, XF305 Camcorders, RS-422 Adap
ter Cables

Vehicle Hardware
462 kilograms (1,019 lb)
CHECS CMS: HRM Watches, Bench Lock Studs, Glenn Harness for Kelly, Kopra and Pea
ke
CHECS EHS: CO2 Monitoring Assemblies, Filter Assemblies, CSA-CP/CDM Battery Asse
mblies, SIECE Cartridge Assemblies, Water Kit, Petri Dish Packets
CHECS HMS: IMAKs, Oral Med Packs
C&T: C2V2 Communications Unit (and HTV-5 Unit Data Converter)
ECLSS: 3 Pretreat Tanks, Filter Inserts, 9 KTOs, UPA FCPA, CDRS ASV, IMV Valve,
Wring Collector, Water Sampling Kits, OGS ACTEX Filter, ARFTA Brine Filter Assem
blies, O2/N2 Pressure Sensor, NORS O2 Tank, **3 PBA Assemblies, 2 MF Beds, 2 Uri
ne Receptacles, Toilet Paper Packages, H2 Sensor, Ammonia Cartridge Bag, PTU XFE
R Hose
EPS: 2 Avionics Restart Cables
Makita Drill, PWD Filter, N3 Bulkhead Connectors, Yellow/Red Adapters, IWIS Plat
es, 6.0 & 4.0 Waste Xfer Bags, BEAM Ground Straps, JEM Stowage Wire Kit
EVA Hardware 167 kilograms (368 lb)
SEMU, REBA, EMU Ion Filters (4), Equipment Tethers, Gas Grap, EMU Mirrors, Crew
Lock Bags, SEMU arms/legs
Lindgren/Yui ECOKs & CCAs, Lindgren LCVG
Kelly LCVG, Padalka EMU Gloves
Russian Cargo
Russian Segment Torque Wrench
Unpressurized Cargo
526 kilograms (1,160 lb)
International Docking Adapter #1
Primary payload[edit]
NASA contracted for the CRS-7 mission from SpaceX and therefore determined the p
rimary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space
capsule.
As of July 2013, the first International Docking Adapter, IDA-1, was scheduled t
o be delivered to the International Space Station on CRS-7.[6] This adapter woul
d have been attached to one of the existing Pressurized Mating Adapters (specifi
cally, PMA-2 or PMA-3) and convert the existing APAS-95 docking interface to the
new NASA Docking System (NDS).[7][8] The new adapter is intended to facilitate
future docking of new U.S. human-transport spacecraft. Previous United States ca
rgo missions since the retirement of the Space Shuttle have been berthed, rather
than docked, while docking is considered the safer and preferred method for spa
cecraft carrying humans.
Secondary payload[edit]
The mission would have carried more than 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg) of supplies and
experiments to the International Space Station including the Meteor Composition
Determination investigation which would have observed meteors entering the Eart
h's atmosphere by taking high resolution photos and videos. The Center for the A
dvancement of Science in Space had arranged for it to carry more than 30 student
research projects to the station including experiments