On December 22, 2021 at 08:42 UTC, the private U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft, the "Dragon” SpX-24 (CRS-24 flight), was successfully docked to the International Space Station. It was the new generation of Dragon cargo spacecraft also known SpaceX Dragon 2 or Cargo Dragon 2. It was the 4^th SpaceX cargo vehicle that automatically docked to the space station without being captured by the Canadarm. This docking marked the 24^th time a Dragon cargo spaceship has reached the space station, counting a demonstration flight in 2012 as well as the 4^th time for the cargo version of the SpaceX Dragon-2 (Cargo Dragon-2).