SpaceX Crew-2
A previous flight of the capsule as it approached the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon C206 Endeavour |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
| Landing mass | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 April 2021, 10:11 UTC (planned) [1][2] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5, B1061.2 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 2021 (planned) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward or zenith |
| Docking date | 23 April 2021, 07:05 UTC |
| Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
SpaceX Crew-2 mission patch (l-r) McArthur, Pesquet, Hoshide and Kimbrough | |
SpaceX Crew-2 will be the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned to launch on 22 April 2021.[1][2] The Crew-2 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.
Crew[edit]
On 28 July 2020, JAXA, ESA and NASA confirmed their astronaut assignments aboard this mission.[3][4]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander | Expedition 65 Third spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Expedition 65 Second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Expedition 65 Third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Expedition 65 Second spaceflight | |
German astronaut Matthias Maurer is the backup for Pesquet, while Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa trained as backup to Hoshide.[4][5]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander | TBA | |
| Pilot | TBA | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | ||
| Mission Specialist 2 | ||
Mission[edit]
The second SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is currently scheduled to launch on 22 April 2021.[1][2] The Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206), will dock to the International Docking Adapter (IDA) on the Harmony module. All crew are veteran astronauts, though this will be Megan McArthur's first visit to the ISS (as her first spaceflight was a shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope). Akihiko Hoshide will serve as the second Japanese ISS commander during his stay.[3]
This is the second mission by Thomas Pesquet to the International Space Station and will be called Alpha, after Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, following the French tradition to name space missions after stars or constellations.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Potter, Sean (5 March 2021). "NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch". NASA. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Clark, Stephen (5 March 2021). "Next Crew Dragon launch set for April 22". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "JAXA星出彰彦宇宙飛行士の国際宇宙ステーション(ISS)長期滞在 搭乗機決定について". jaxa.jp (in Japanese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to space". ESA Science and Exploration. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Powell, Joel [@ShuttleAlmanac] (19 November 2020). "JAXA has announced long stay visits to the ISS for 2022 and 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.