Main Engine Cut OffSpaceX External Cargo Manifest and the Missing NanoRacks Airlock
Chris Gebhardt for NASASpaceFlight, with a rundown of external cargo for SpaceX CRS flights 10 through 20:
In what is understood to be the opening realignment negotiations of the resupply schedule for NASA, SpaceX has laid out not only its 11-flight plan over the next three years, but has also updated the external payloads their Dragons will carry in their trunks to the Station.
The whole rundown is worth a read, as it’s very interesting to see what they’re planning this far out. Though, nowhere in this post is the NanoRacks airlock listed.
In my interview with Mike Johnson (start around 26 or 27 minutes), he mentioned they were in the process of booking a flight on Dragon, and would probably fly on 18 or 19. Though, he also said they were targeting mid-2018 for completion of the airlock, so maybe they shifted their plans once it was clear that SpaceX was going to be delayed. I’ve sent a note in to see if they’ve got any updates on when or with what the airlock will be hitching a ride.