Dragon 2, spacecraft, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USA

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SpaceX Crew-5 launch

Oct 5, 2022

For SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 5 October 2022, at 16:00 UTC (12:00 EDT). The “Endurance” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 6 October 2022, around 20:57 UTC (16:57 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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Crew-5 mission | Approach and docking

Oct 7, 2022

On Thursday, October 6 at 5:01 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Approximately 29 hours earlier at 12:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations in areas such as human health and lunar fuel systems. Dragon and Crew-5 will depart the station and return to Earth in early 2023.

 

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SpaceX Crew-5 docking

Oct 7, 2022

SpaceX’s Crew-5 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, autonomously docked to the International Space Station, on Harmony module’s forward International Docking Adapter, on 6 October 2022, at 21:01 UTC (17:01 EDT).

 

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SpaceX Crew-5 hatch opening

Oct 7, 2022

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-5 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, was opened on 6 October 2022, at 22:49 UTC (18:49 EDT). Crew-5 is SpaceX’s fifth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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Crew-4 Mission | Undocking

Oct 14, 2022

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Friday, October 14 at 12:05 p.m. ET, 16:05 UTC, for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station (ISS). After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately five hours later at 4:55 p.m. ET, 20:55 UTC.

Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti, who flew to the space station on Dragon when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:52 a.m. ET.

Live webcast coverage of Crew-4’s return to Earth will begin about 20 minutes prior to undocking.

 

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Crew-4 Mission | Return

Oct 14, 2022

After 170 days in space, Dragon and Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 4:55 p.m. ET on Friday, October 14.

Falcon 9 launched Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts to the orbiting laboratory on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:52 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

 

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SpaceX Crew-6 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Mar 2, 2023

For SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 2 March 2023, at 05:34 UTC (00:34 EST). The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 3 March 2023, around 06:17 UTC (01:17 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported three missions: Demo-2, Crew-2 and Axiom Space’s Ax-1.

 

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SpaceX Crew-6 docking

Mar 3, 2023

SpaceX’s Crew-6 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, autonomously docked to the International Space Station, on the space-facing port of the Harmony module, on 3 March 2023, at 06:40 UTC (01:40 EST).
Credits: NASA/SpaceX
“Endeavour” Crew Dragon docking

 

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SpaceX Crew-6 hatch opening

Mar 3, 2023

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-6 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, was opened on 3 March 2023, at 08:45 UTC (03:45 EST). Crew-6 is SpaceX’s sixth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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SpaceX Crew-7 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Aug 26, 2023

For SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 26 August 2023, at 07:27 UTC (03:27 EDT). The “Endurance” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 27 August 2023. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Endurance” Crew Dragon previously supported two missions: Crew-3 and Crew-5.

 

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SpaceX Crew-8 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Mar 4, 2024

For SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 4 March 2024, at 03:53 UTC (3 March, at 22:53 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon previously supported the Demo-2, Crew-2, Ax-1 and Crew-6 missions.

 

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SpaceX Crew-8 docking

Mar 5, 2024

SpaceX’s Crew-8 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, autonomously docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, on 5 March 2024, at 07:28 UTC (02:28 EST).

 

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SpaceX Crew-8 hatch opening

Mar 5, 2024

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-8 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, was opened on 5 March 2024, at 08:50 UTC (03:50 EST). Crew-8 is SpaceX’s eight operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

 

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SpaceX Crew-7 recovery operations and astronauts egress

Mar 12, 2024

The crew of the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, was successfully recovered after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on 12 March 2024, at 09:47 UTC (05:47 EDT).

 

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SpaceX Crew-9 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Sep 28, 2024

For SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Александр Горбунов), from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 28 September 2024, at 17:17 UTC (13:17 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1085) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon previously supported the Crew-4, Ax-2, and Ax-3 missions.