Cargo Rack

EDFM // Mining

The optional internal module that provides a ship's cargo capacity.

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Status

Needs review

Last reviewed

2026-08-20

Reviewer

EDFM Engineer link-graph pass

Game mode

Both

Version coverage

Elite Dangerous, current Live and Legacy

Source quality

Well-established core mechanic, unchanged since launch; no citation-dependent figures asserted

Known uncertainty

none noted

A Cargo Rack is an optional internal module that provides cargo capacity, measured in tonnes. Trade, mining, mission-running, and material/commodity-delivery Commanders (including delivering an Engineer's own unlock commodity) all depend on having enough cargo capacity fitted for the job at hand.

Overview

Cargo Racks compete for optional internal slots with every other optional internal module (Shield Generators, Hull Reinforcement Packages, Fuel Scoops, and so on), so a ship's maximum cargo capacity is a build choice rather than a fixed property of the hull.

Engineering

Engineer	Maximum grade
Ram Tah	Grade 5 (Live only; compatible Merc modules)

Ram Tah, based at Phoenix Base in Meene, is EDFM's currently documented Cargo Rack Engineer. His Cargo Rack blueprint is a Live-only addition that applies only to compatible Merc modules, per the Engineer's own already-sourced article.

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