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SpaceX Crew-1 on Wikipedia

 

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Crew-1 Mission

Nov 15, 2020

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Sunday, November 15 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s first operational crew mission (Crew-1) to the International Space Station (ISS) from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window opens at 7:27 p.m. EST on November 15, 00:27 UTC on November 16. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The launch webcast will go live about 4 hours before liftoff. Tune in here to watch live.

 

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CRS-21 mission

Dec 6, 2020

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 6 for launch of its twenty-first Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-21), which will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. L is targeted for 11:17 a.m. EST, or 16:17 UTC. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about eleven minutes after liftoff and autonomously dock to the space station on Monday, December 7.

This is the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon, which is capable of carrying about 20 percent more volume than the previous version of Dragon and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. Dragon is now designed for up to five flights to and from the space station, and this cargo version of the spacecraft can stay on station for a duration more than twice as long as the previous version of Dragon.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this launch previously supported launch of Dragon’s first flight with NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (Demo-2), the ANASIS-II mission, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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SpaceX CRS-21 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Dec 6, 2020

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-21 Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 6 December 2020 at 16:17 UTC (11:17 EST). The CRS-21 spacecraft is the first Dragon expected to autonomously dock to the International Space Station, on 6 December 2020. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, located in the Atlantic Ocean. The first stage booster (Block 5 B1058) previously supported launch of Dragon’s first flight with NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (Demo-2), the ANASIS-II mission, and a Starlink mission.

 

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Article "SpaceX Launches Upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 to ISS"
The ship carried about 20% more cargo and has double the powered locker cargo capacity.

by Fabienne Lang
December 7, 2020

 

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SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon relocation

April 5, 2021

SpaceX’s Crew-1 “Resilience” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, was relocated from the International Space Station’s Harmony module forward port to the Harmony’s Zenith, or space-facing port, on 5 April 2021. The autonomous relocation maneuver, taking about 45 minutes, prepares for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts in late April, and the upcoming delivery of new solar arrays this summer. Crew Dragon was undocked at 10:30 UTC and redocked autonomously at 11:08 UTC.

 

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Crew Arrival at Kennedy Space Center for NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 Mission

April 5, 2021

On Fri., April 16 at 12:45 p.m. EDT (16:45​ UTC), four astronauts arrive by plane at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, less than one week before their scheduled April 22 launch aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts will join experts from NASA and our partner agencies to discuss the mission.

Crew-2 Astronauts:
- Shane Kimbrough (NASA)
- Megan McArthur (NASA)
- Thomas Pesquet (European Space Agency, or ESA)
- Akihiko Hoshide (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA)

Partner Agency Experts:
- Steve Jurczyk (Acting NASA Administrator)
- Bob Cabana (Kennedy Space Center Director)
- Junichi Sakai (JAXA ISS Program Manager)
- Frank de Winne (ESA ISS Program Manager)

 

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Crew-2 mission | Launch

Started streaming Apr 23, 2021

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, April 23 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s second six-month operational crew mission (Crew-2) to the International Space Station (ISS) from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window opens at 5:49 a.m. EDT, 9:49 UTC, with a backup opportunity available on Monday, April 26 at 4:38 a.m. EDT, 8:38 UTC.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. On Saturday, April 24, at approximately 5:10 a.m. EDT, 9:10 UTC, Dragon is expected to autonomously dock with the International Space Station.

This is the first human spaceflight mission to fly astronauts on a flight-proven Falcon 9 and Dragon. The Falcon 9 first stage supporting this mission previously launched the Crew-1 mission in November 2020 and the Dragon spacecraft previously flew Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to and from the International Space Station during SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission in 2020.

The webcast will go live approximately 4 hours ahead of launch.

 

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Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 Mission arrive at the International Space Station

Started streaming Apr 24, 2021

Tune in live as the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docks to the International Space Station with astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur of NASA, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), and Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) aboard. The four astronauts will begin a six-month science mission on the station. Docking is scheduled to occur at 5:10 a.m. EDT (9:10 a.m. UTC), Saturday, April 24, followed by the hatch opening at 7:15 a.m. EDT (11:15 a.m. UTC), and a welcome ceremony at 7:45 a.m. EDT (11:45 a.m. UTC) Saturday, April 24.

 

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Crew-1 mission | Return

Streamed live May 1, 2021

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Saturday, May 1 at 8:35 p.m. EDT, or 00:35​ UTC on May 2, for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station (ISS) and splashdown off the coast of Florida on Sunday, May 2 at approximately 2:57 a.m. EDT, 6:57​ UTC, completing its first six-month operational mission to the Station.

A series of departure burns will move Dragon away from the orbiting laboratory, followed by the vehicle jettisoning the trunk to reduce weight and mass to help save propellant for the deorbit burn. Once complete, Dragon will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and deploy its two drogue and four main parachutes in preparation for a soft water landing.

Aboard the spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who flew to the space station on Dragon six months ago when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, November 15, 2020.

Upon splashdown, the Dragon and the astronauts will be quickly recovered and returned to Cape Canaveral and Houston respectively. Once the mission is complete, Dragon will be inspected and refurbished for future human spaceflight missions.

 

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Article "A SpaceX Dragon will make the 1st nighttime splashdown with NASA astronauts in 53 years. Watch it live."
Crew-1 undocks from the space station at 8:35 pm EDT (0035 GMT).

by Tariq Malik
May 1, 2021

 

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts answer questions after return to Earth

May 6, 2021

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer questions at 3:45 p.m. EDT (19:45​ UTC) Thursday, May 6, about their historic mission on the International Space Station and their return to Earth.

NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, returned to Earth at 2:56 a.m. EDT (6:56​ UTC) on May 2 under the parachutes of their Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft.

The successful launch of Crew-1 in November 2020 was the first flight of a NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft system in history. Crew-1 is the first of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which worked with the U.S. aerospace industry to return launches with astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.

 

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CRS-22 mission

Streamed live on Jun 3, 2021

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the twenty-second Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-22).Liftoff is targeted for 1:29 p.m. EDT, or 17:29 UTC, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, June 4 at 1:03 p.m. EDT, or 17:03 UTC. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about twelve minutes after liftoff and autonomously dock to the space station on Saturday, June 5.

SpaceX CRS-22 on Wikipedia

 

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SpaceX CRS-22 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Jun 3, 2021

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 3 June 2021 at 17:29 UTC (13:29 EDT). The CRS-22 spacecraft is the second upgraded Dragon, scheduled to autonomously dock to the International Space Station on 5 June 2021, at 09:00 UTC (05:00 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, located in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon docking

Jun 5, 2021

The SpaceX Dragon CRS-22 cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the International Space Station, on 5 June 2021, at 09:08 UTC (05:08 EDT). Dragon delivered 3328 kg (7337 pounds) of research, hardware and supplies; including: Rodent Research Habitats (AEM-X), ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA), an experiment looking at tardigrade survival in space.

 

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Inspiration4 | Launch

Streamed live Sept 15, 2021

On Wednesday, September 15 at 8:02 p.m. EDT, 00:02 UTC on September 16, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit – from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Approximately three days after liftoff, Dragon and the crew of Inspiration4 will splash down at one of several possible landing sites off the Florida coast. Follow Dragon’s journey in the tracker above as the Inspiration4 crew orbits Earth approximately every 90 minutes.

Inspiration4 is commanded by Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments and an accomplished pilot and adventurer. Joining him are Medical Officer Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and pediatric cancer survivor; Mission Specialist Chris Sembroski, an Air Force veteran and aerospace data engineer; and Mission Pilot Dr. Sian Proctor, a geoscientist, entrepreneur, and trained pilot.

 

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Inspiration4 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 16, 2021

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew Dragon Resilience for the Inspiration4 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 16 September 2021, at 00:02 UTC (15 September, at 20:02 EDT). Inspiration4 is SpaceX’s first orbital mission with space tourists: Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, having previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) and GPS III SV05. Crew Dragon Resilience previously supported the Crew-1 mission.

 

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"SpaceX's Inspiration4 private all-civilian orbital mission: Live updates"

 

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Article "SpaceX's Inspiration4 launch boosts population of space to record-breaking 14"

by Mike Wall
September 16, 2021

 

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Inspiration4 | In-flight update with the crew

Streamed live on Sep 17, 2021

Join us for the first live, on-orbit update from the Inspiration4 crew – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit!

The Inspiration4 mission is part of Jared’s ambitious fundraising goal to give hope to all kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to learn how you can help the Inspiration4 crew reach their $200M fundraising goal.

During their multi-day journey in orbit, the Inspiration4 crew will conduct scientific research designed to advance human health on Earth and for future long-duration spaceflights.