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SpaceX Crew-9 splashdown

Mar 19, 2025

The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida, on 18 March 2025, at 21:57 UTC (17:57 EDT). Crew-9 is SpaceX’s ninth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft transporting NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Александр Горбунов) to and from the International Space Station.

 

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SpaceX Crew-9 recovery operations and astronauts egress

Mar 19, 2025

The crew of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Александр Горбунов), was successfully recovered after splashing down off the coast of Florida, on 18 March 2025, at 21:57 UTC (17:57 EDT).

 

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Fram2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Apr 1, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft on the Fram2 mission to a polar orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 1 April 2025, at 01:46 UTC (31 March, at 21:46 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1085) landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, having previously supported Crew-9, RRT-1, Blue Ghost M1 and 2 Starlink missions. Crew Dragon Resilience will orbit over Earth’s polar regions with Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips on board. Crew Dragon Resilience previously supported the Crew-1, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions.

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Fram2 splashdown

Apr 4, 2025

The “Resilience” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Oceanside, California, on 4 April 2025, at 16:19 UTC (09:19 PDT), returning Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips from the Fram2 mission that orbited the Earth’s polar regions. Crew Dragon Resilience previously supported the Crew-1, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions.

 

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Fram2 recovery operations and astronauts egress

Apr 4, 2025

The crew of the “Resilience” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Fram2 mission, with astronauts Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips, was successfully recovered after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Oceanside, California, on 4 April 2025, at 16:19 UTC (09:19 PDT).

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Aug 1, 2025

For SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission, a Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 1 August 2025, at 15:43 UTC (11:43 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1094) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, having previously supported AX-4 and one Starlink mission. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported the Demo-2, Crew-2, Ax-1, Crew-6, and Crew-8 missions.

 

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Article "Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing’s troubled Starliner"

by Marcia Dunn
August 1, 2025

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 docking

Aug 2, 2025

SpaceX’s Crew-11 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), autonomously docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 2 August 2025, at 06:27 UTC (02:27 EDT). Crew-11 is SpaceX’s eleventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported the Demo-2, Crew-2, Ax-1, Crew-6, and Crew-8 missions.

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 hatch opening

Aug 2, 2025

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-11 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), was opened on 2 August 2025, at 07:46 UTC (03:46 EDT). Crew-11 is SpaceX’s eleventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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SpaceX Crew-10 hatch closure

Aug 8, 2025

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-10 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi (大西 卓哉), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov (Кирилл Песков), was closed on 8 August 2025, at 20:04 UTC (16:04 EDT). Crew-10 is SpaceX’s tenth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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SpaceX Crew-10 undocking and departure

Aug 9, 2025

SpaceX’s Crew-10 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi (大西 卓哉), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov (Кирилл Песков), autonomously undocked from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 8 August 2025, at 22:15 UTC (18:15 EDT). Crew-10 is SpaceX’s tenth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The “Endurance” Crew Dragon previously supported NASA’s Crew-3, Crew-5, and Crew-7 missions.

 

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SpaceX Crew-10 splashdown

Aug 9, 2025

The “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of California, on 9 August 2025, at 15:33 UTC (08:33 local time, 11:33 EDT). Crew-10 is SpaceX’s tenth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft transporting NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi (大西 卓哉), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov (Кирилл Песков) to and from the International Space Station.

 

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SpaceX Crew-10 recovery operations and astronauts egress

Aug 9, 2025

The crew of the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi (大西 卓哉), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov (Кирилл Песков), was successfully recovered after splashing down off the coast of California, on 9 August 2025, at 15:33 UTC (08:33 local time, 11:33 EDT).

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 hatch closure

Jan 14, 2026

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-11 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), was closed on 14 January 2026, at 20:29 UTC (15:29 EST). Crew-11 is SpaceX’s eleventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 undocking and departure

Jan 15, 2026

SpaceX’s Crew-11 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), autonomously undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 14 January 2026, at 22:20 UTC (17:20 EST). Crew-11 is SpaceX’s eleventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported NASA’s Crew-3, Crew-5, and Crew-7 missions.

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 splashdown

Jan 15, 2026

The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California, on 15 January 2026, at 08:41 UTC (03:41 EST, 00:41 local time). Crew-11 is SpaceX’s eleventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft transporting NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов) to and from the International Space Station.

 

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SpaceX Crew-11 recovery operations and astronauts egress

Jan 15, 2026

The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov (Олег Платонов), was successfully recovered after splashing down off the coast of San Diego, California, on 15 January 2026, at 08:41 UTC (03:41 EST, 00:41 local time)