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[b]SpaceX CRS-15 Mission Overview[/b] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CRS-15 Dragon spacecraft to low-Earth orbit to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station for NASA. The 15th flight under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract with SpaceX, the Dragon will deliver more than 5,900 pounds (2,700 kg) of research, logistics and spare hardware for the Expedition 56/57 crew including: [list][*]The German Aerospace Center's (DLR) Crew Interactive Mobile companion (CIMON) to study crew acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) support for future long-duration missions; [*]NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), to answer key science questions related to water stress in plants and how selected regions may respond to future changes in climate; [*]A spare Canadarm2 Latching End Effector (LEE) for the Canadian Space Agency; [*]A toy dog representing the Newfoundland that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their historic expedition in the 1800s to help the National Park Service and NASA celebrate the space agency's 60th anniversary and the National Trail System's 50th anniversary.[/list] Both the Falcon 9's first stage and Dragon spacecraft for the mission are flight-proven. The Falcon stage previously supported the TESS mission in April 2018 and Dragon launched on the CRS-9 mission in July 2016. SpaceX will not attempt to recover Falcon 9's first stage after launch. The CRS-15 Dragon will return to Earth with more than 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg) of cargo after spending one month at the space station.
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