Commercial Airlock Heads To ISS

Irene Klotz December 06, 2020
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off fromm Cape Canaveral Dec. 6.
Credit: Carleton Bailie
CAPE CANAVERAL—An upgraded SpaceX cargo Dragon 2 capsule reached orbit on Dec. 6 with 3.2 tons of equipment and supplies for the International Space Station (ISS), including a new commercially owned and operated airlock module. The Dragon 2 capsule—an uncrewed version of the Crew Dragon spacecraft...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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