Crew Dragon Endeavour
{{Short description|SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Crew Dragon Endeavour}}
{{Infobox individual space vehicle
| name = Crew Dragon Endeavour
| image = CCP SpaceX Demo-2 Dragon (3).jpg
| caption = Endeavour at Cape Canaveral in April 2020
| type = Space capsule
| class = Dragon 2
| eponym = {{OV|105}}
| serial = C206
| owner = SpaceX
| manufacturer = SpaceX
| dimensions = {{Convert|4.4|x|3.7|m|abbr=on}}
| dry_mass =
| communciation =
| power = Solar panel
| rocket = Falcon 9 Block 5
| location = Hawthorne, California
| first_flight_date = 30 May–2 August 2020
| first_flight = Demo-2
| last_flight_date = 4 March–25 October 2024
| last_flight = Crew-8
| flights = 5
| time = 701 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes
| travelled =
| orbits =
| previous = C205
| next = Resilience
}}
Crew Dragon Endeavour (serial number C206) is the first operational Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX. The spacecraft is named after {{OV|105}}. It first launched on 30 May 2020 to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission. It has subsequently been used for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission that launched in April 2021, the private Axiom Mission 1 that launched in April 2022, the SpaceX Crew-6 mission that launched in March 2023, and the SpaceX Crew-8 mission from early March 2024 to late October 2024. {{As of|2024|November}}, Endeavour holds the single-mission record for the most time in orbit by an American crewed spacecraft at 235 days.
First flight: Demo-2 mission
=Change in mission=
After the success of Crew Dragon Demo-1 using Crew Dragon C204, that spacecraft was originally planned to be used for the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test. However, on 20 April 2019, Crew Dragon C204 was destroyed in an explosion during static fire testing at the Landing Zone 1 facility.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Berger
| first1 = Eric
| title = Here's what we know, and what we don't, about the Crew Dragon accident
| work = Ars Technica
| publisher = Condé Nast
| location = New York
| url = https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/heres-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-about-the-crew-dragon-accident/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240819032640/https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/heres-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-about-the-crew-dragon-accident/
| archive-date = 19 August 2024
| url-status = live
}} On the day of the anomaly, the initial testing of the Crew Dragon's Draco thrusters was successful, with the explosion occurring during the test of the SuperDraco abort system.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Harwood
| first1 = William
| title = Explosion that destroyed SpaceX Crew Dragon is blamed on leaking valve
| work = CBS News
| location = New York
| date = 15 July 2019
| url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-explosion-destroyed-crew-dragon-spacecraft-blamed-on-leaking-valve/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230408222325/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-explosion-destroyed-crew-dragon-spacecraft-blamed-on-leaking-valve/
| archive-date = 8 April 2023
| url-status = live
}}
Crew Dragon C205, then slated to be used for the Demo-2 mission, was subsequently used for the in-flight abort test.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Atkinson
| first1 = Ian
| title = SpaceX conducts successful Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
| work = NASA SpaceFlight (NSF)
| date = 18 January 2019
| url = https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/spacex-crew-dragon-in-flight-abort-test/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240725001143/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/spacex-crew-dragon-in-flight-abort-test/
| archive-date = 25 July 2024
| url-status = live
}} Crew Dragon C206 Endeavour, then, was assigned to the Demo-2 mission, replacing Crew Dragon C205. According to SpaceX, Endeavour underwent electromagnetic interference testing and completed acoustic testing in February 2020.{{Cite tweet |number=1227339210945777665 |user=SpaceX |title=The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will fly @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to and from the @Space_Station undergoing electromagnetic interference testin |date=11 February 2020}}{{Cite tweet |number=1229194045349679113 |user=SpaceX |title=Crew Dragon completes acoustic testing in Florida |date=16 February 2020}} On 13 February 2020, the spacecraft was in SpaceX's processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida to undergo final processing and testing in preparation for the Demo-2 launch.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Davenport
| first1 = Christian
| title = NASA sets a date for historic SpaceX launch, the first flight of NASA crews from U.S. in nearly a decade
| date = 17 April 2020
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/17/spacex-nasa-crewed-flight-date/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200420170649/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/17/spacex-nasa-crewed-flight-date/
| archive-date = 20 April 2020
| url-status = live
| url-access = subscription
}} NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), on 23 April 2024, gave its approval for the late May launch saying it was feasible and safe.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Foust
| first1 = Jeff
| title = Safety panel concludes May launch of commercial crew test flight is feasible
| work = SpaceNews
| publisher = Pocket Ventures, LLC.
| location = Alexandria, Virginia
| date = 23 April 2020
| url = https://spacenews.com/safety-panel-concludes-may-launch-of-commercial-crew-test-flight-is-feasible/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
}}
Endeavour was transported to the Kennedy Space Center, arriving at SpaceX's horizontal integration facility (HIF) at Launch Complex 39A on 15 May 2020.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Clark
| first1 = Stephen
| title = Crew Dragon capsule meets Falcon 9 rocket inside launch pad hangar
| work = Spaceflight Now
| date = 16 May 2020
| url = https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/16/crew-dragon-capsule-meets-falcon-9-rocket-inside-launch-pad-hangar/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240523022616/https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/16/crew-dragon-capsule-meets-falcon-9-rocket-inside-launch-pad-hangar/
| archive-date = 23 May 2024
| url-status = live
}} The spacecraft was then mated to a Falcon 9 rocket and was rolled out onto the launch pad on 21 May 2020, with a static fire test completed the next day.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Kooser
| first1 = Amanda
| title = See SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 go vertical on the launchpad
| work = CNET
| publisher = CBS Interactive
| location = San Francisco
| date = 21 May 2020
| url = https://www.cnet.com/science/see-spacex-crew-dragon-and-falcon-9-go-vertical-on-the-launchpad/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240619110513/https://www.cnet.com/science/see-spacex-crew-dragon-and-falcon-9-go-vertical-on-the-launchpad/
| archive-date = 19 June 2024
| url-status = live
}}
=May 2020 launch=
Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were selected by NASA as the Demo-2 mission crew on 3 August 2018.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Zraick
| first1 = Karen
| title = NASA Names Astronauts for Boeing and SpaceX Flights to International Space Station
| work = New York Times
| date = 3 August 2018
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/science/nasa-astronauts-boeing-spacex.html
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240927051744/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/science/nasa-astronauts-boeing-spacex.html
| archive-date = 27 September 2024
| url-access = subscription
| url-status = live
}} Their mission validated crewed spaceflight operations using SpaceX hardware, including the Dragon spacecraft, the Falcon 9 rocket.{{Cite web |last=Etherington |first=Darrell |date=1 May 2020 |title=SpaceX and NASA break down what their historic first astronaut mission will look like |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/01/spacex-and-nasa-break-down-what-their-historic-first-astronaut-mission-will-look-like/ |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=TechCrunch}} SpaceX scrubbed Demo-2's first launch attempt because of weather conditions. The Demo-2 mission successfully launched on 30 May 2020.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Amy |date=30 May 2020 |title=Liftoff! SpaceX launches 1st astronauts for NASA on historic test flight |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-demo2-nasa-astronaut-launch-success.html |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=Space.com}}{{Cite web |last=Roulette |first=Joey |date=30 May 2020 |title=NASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/spacex-nasa-to-try-again-for-landmark-launch-of-two-astronauts-from-florida-idUSKBN2360D2 |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=Reuters}} Hurley and Behnken's launch was the first to carry a crew to the International Space Station from the United States since STS-135 in July 2011.
In a video tour of the spacecraft, shortly after the launch, Behnken and Hurley revealed they named the capsule Endeavour after the {{OV|105}}.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=Alan |date=30 May 2020 |title=Crew Dragon's astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/crew-dragons-astronauts-give-spacex-capsule-storied-name-endeavour/ |access-date=12 June 2020 |agency=GeekWire}} They both flew their first space missions on Space Shuttle Endeavour, on missions STS-123 and STS-127, respectively.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Cheng
| first1 = Ken
| title = Meet Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, SpaceX's First NASA Astronauts
| work = New York Times
| date = 27 May 2020
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/science/bob-behnken-doug-hurley.html
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516131000/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/science/bob-behnken-doug-hurley.html
| archive-date = 16 May 2023
| url-access = subscription
| url-status = live
}} Additionally, each crew member brought along a toy from their family, in this case an Apatosaurus dinosaur named "Tremor", a sequined plush dinosaur toy, and a Ty flippables plush toy, continuing the tradition for astronauts to bring a plush toy or trinket aboard their spacecraft to serve as a zero-gravity indicator when weightlessness kicks in during spaceflight.
=Station operations=
Spending 19 hours in orbit approaching the ISS, Hurley demonstrated the ability to pilot the spacecraft via its touchscreen controls; upon reaching a distance of {{convert|220|m}} from the ISS docking ports, he let the automated docking program take over. Endeavour docked with the ISS on 31 May 2020.{{Cite web |last=Grush |first=Loren |date=30 May 2020 |title=SpaceX successfully launches first crew to orbit, ushering in new era of spaceflight |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/30/21269703/spacex-launch-crew-dragon-nasa-orbit-successful |access-date=12 June 2020 |work=The Verge}}
{{Cite news
| last1 = Davenport
| first1 = Christian
| last2 = Bogage
| first2 = Jacob
| title = NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station after Dragon capsule successfully docks
| newspaper = The Washington Post
| publisher = Nash Holdings LLC
| date = 31 May 2020
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/31/spacex-nasa-docking-international-space-station/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200601031543/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/31/spacex-nasa-docking-international-space-station/
| archive-date = 1 June 2020
| url-status = live
}}{{Cite news |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=31 May 2020 |title=Second hatch opens as Crew Dragon astronauts arrive at International Space Station |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/tech/crew-dragon-docks-with-space-station-scn/index.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=CNN |publisher=Warner Media, LLC}} Hurley and Behnken joined the ISS Expedition 63 crew, which consisted of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoli Ivanishin.
{{Cite news
| author = E&S Staff
| title = SpaceX and Nasa set to launch astronauts after weather all-clear
| work = Express & Star
| publisher = Midland News Association
| location = Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
| date = 30 May 2020
| url = https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/05/30/spacex-and-nasa-set-to-launch-astronauts-after-weather-all-clear/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200615115352/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/05/30/spacex-and-nasa-set-to-launch-astronauts-after-weather-all-clear/
| archive-date = 15 June 2020
| url-status = live
}} Behnken and Hurley launched to the ISS for an indeterminate time frame, which depended on Endeavour's solar array degradation, the status of Crew Dragon Resilience, and landing zone weather.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Amy |date=10 June 2020 |title=SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship to bring NASA astronauts home this summer |url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-crew-dragon-nasa-astronauts-return-date/ |access-date=12 June 2020 |agency=Teslarati}}
File:SpaceX Demo-2 Landing (NHQ202008020018).jpg on 2 August 2020]]
NASA originally planned Demo-2 as a short test flight lasting about two weeks, but later chose to extend the mission to address the shortfall of crew in the ISS.{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=9 June 2020 |title=Crew Dragon likely to support extended space station stay |url=https://spacenews.com/crew-dragon-likely-to-support-extended-space-station-stay/ |access-date=11 June 2020 |agency=SpaceNews}} According to Ken Bowersox, acting administrator for NASA's human spaceflight program, the spacecraft was "doing very well" and NASA re-planned to bring the crew and Endeavour home in early August.
=First splashdown in the Gulf=
When Endeavour returned on 2 August 2020, it journeyed through a fast fiery descent of Earth's atmosphere and was slowed down by the capsule's drogue chute and suite of parachutes.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Little
| first1 = Jim
| title = SpaceX success delivers space history to Pensacola
| work = Pensacola News Journal
| date = 3 August 2020
| pages = A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-splashdown/157919412/ A6]
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-spacex-success-de/157918906/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| via = Newspapers.com
| oclc = 54453673
}} It splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, near Pensacola, Florida, where a SpaceX recovery ship Go Navigator brought the crew and spacecraft back to shore. This mission was the first ocean-based recovery of an American crewed spacecraft since 1975, when the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission splashed down.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Dunn
| first1 = Marcia
| title = SpaceX crew makes splashdown
| work = The Times-News
| publisher = Lee Enterprises
| location = Twin Falls, Idaho
| pages = A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-times-news/7839/ A4]
| agency = The Associated Press
| date = 3 August 2020
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-spacex-crew-makes-splashd/157995338/
| access-date = 28 October 2024
| via = Newspapers.com
}} Also, this mission was the first crew recovery to occur in the Gulf of Mexico.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Sheetz
| first1 = Michael
| title = SpaceX's Crew Dragon splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, completing a historic NASA mission
| work = CNBC
| publisher = National Broadcasting Company
| location = New York
| date = 2 August 2020
| url = https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/02/spacex-crew-dragon-splashes-down-to-complete-historic-nasa-mission.html
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231030184018/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/02/spacex-crew-dragon-splashes-down-to-complete-historic-nasa-mission.html
| archive-date = 30 October 2023
| url-status = live
}}
On the Demo-2 mission, Endeavour was in space for 63 days. The spacecraft was rated to spend 119 days in orbit, as its solar panels had less capability than a full production Crew Dragon capable of staying in space for up to 210 days.
During the mission, NASA gave SpaceX approval to reuse flight-proven Crew Dragon spacecraft.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Ralph
| first1 = Eric
| title = SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft
| work = Teslarati
| date = 9 June 2020
| url = https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nasa-astronaut-launch-rocket-reuse-approval/
| access-date = 10 June 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240713155031/https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nasa-astronaut-launch-rocket-reuse-approval/
| archive-date = 13 July 2024
| url-status = live
}} Behnken and Hurley left a Demo-2 patch on the inside of Endeavour after their mission.
{{cite AV media
| people = Robert Behnken & Douglas Hurley
| title = Crew Dragon Demo-2 Crew News Conference
| medium = YouTube video
| publisher = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
| location = Houston, Texas
| date = 4 August 2020
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_mO5uu853I
| access-date = 28 October 2024
}} SpaceX Crew-2 mission commander, astronaut Shane Kimbrough, announced that the crew would keep the Endeavour name for the spacecraft. The seat Behnken used during his mission was later used by his wife, K. Megan McArthur on the Crew-2 flight.
{{Cite news
| author = AP Staff
| title = Megan to reuse Bob's demo-2 seat in crew-2 mission
| work = Al Jazeera English
| publisher = Al Jazeera Media Network
| date = 20 April 2021
| url = https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/international-crew-recycled-capsule-spacex-prepares-to-launch
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| agency = The Associated Press
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240901160633/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/international-crew-recycled-capsule-spacex-prepares-to-launch
| archive-date = 1 September 2024
| url-status = live
}}
Crew-8 in-space record
Endeavour's most recent mission was SpaceX Crew-8.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Harwood
| first1 = William
| title = SpaceX launches three-man one-woman crew to space station
| work = Spaceflight Now
| date = 4 March 2024
| url = https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/03/04/spacex-launches-three-man-one-woman-crew-to-space-station/
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240716195921/https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/03/04/spacex-launches-three-man-one-woman-crew-to-space-station/
| archive-date = 16 July 2024
| url-status = live
}} It launched on 3 March 2024 (local time) and returned to Earth on 25 October 2024.
{{Cite news
| last = Foust
| first = Jeff
| date = 25 October 2024
| title = Crew-8 returns to Earth
| url = https://spacenews.com/crew-8-returns-to-earth/
| access-date = 25 October 2024
| work = SpaceNews
| publisher = Pocket Ventures, LLC.
| location = Alexandria, Virginia
| issn = 1046-6940}}
One of the crew members, mission specialist Jeanette Epps, became the second African-American woman to be part of a long-duration mission onboard the ISS.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Howell
| first1 = Elizabeth
| title = NASA selects astronauts for SpaceX Crew-8 mission to International Space Station
| work = Space.com
| publisher = Future PLC
| location = New York
| date = 4 August 2023
| url = https://www.space.com/nasa-spacex-crew-8-astronauts-international-space-station
| access-date = 27 October 2024
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240805145344/https://www.space.com/nasa-spacex-crew-8-astronauts-international-space-station
| archive-date = 5 August 2024
| url-status = live
}} The mission spent extra time in space due to an unexpected need to support Boeing Crew Flight Test mission astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore after problems with their spacecraft.Ars Technica
| publisher = Condé Nast
| location = New York
| date = 25 October 2024
| url = https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/astronaut-hospitalized-after-returning-from-235-day-space-mission/
| access-date = 25 October 2024
}} Weather in the landing zones, including Hurricane Milton, then caused further delays, but the crew finally splashed down off of the coast of Pensacola, Florida on 25 October 2024.
{{Cite news
| last1 = Harwood
| first1 = William
| title = Returning astronauts taken to "local medical facility" after initial checks aboard recovery ship
| work = Spaceflight Now
| date = 25 October 2024
| url = https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/10/25/returning-astronauts-taken-to-local-medical-facility-after-initial-checks-aboard-recovery-ship/
| access-date = 25 October 2024
}} Endeavour now holds the single-mission record for the most time in orbit by an American human-rated spacecraft at 235 days and the overall cumulative total time record at 701 days in space.
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| first1 = Chandelis
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| publisher = Corporation for Public Broadcasting
| location = Washington, D.C.
| date = 25 October 2024
| url = https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5162153/nasa-spacex-crew-8-splashdown
| access-date = 27 October 2024
}}
Flights
List includes only completed or currently manifested missions. Dates are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For future events, they are listed as the earliest possible opportunities – which is also known as no-earlier-than (NET) dates – and may change.
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| Flight No.
! Mission and Patch ! Launch ! Landing ! Duration ! Remarks ! Crew ! Outcome |
|---|
| 1
| 30 May 2020, 19:22:45 | 2 August 2020 18:48:06 | {{time interval|30 May 2020 19:22:45|2 August 2020 18:47:47|sep=comma|show=dhm}} | First crewed flight test of Dragon 2. The mission was extended from two weeks to nine, to allow the crew to bolster activity on the ISS ahead of Crew-1. | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Doug Hurley}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Bob Behnken}}}} | {{Success}} |
| 2
| 23 April 2021, 09:49:02 | 9 November 2021, 03:33:15 | {{time interval|23 April 2021 09:49:02|9 November 2021 03:33:15|sep=comma|show=dhm}} | First reuse of a crewed space capsule and first reuse of a Falcon 9 booster. Long-duration mission. Ferried four Expedition 65/66 crew members to the ISS.{{Cite news |last=Drake |first=Nadia |date=23 April 2021 |title=SpaceX launches first astronauts on a reused rocket |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-launches-first-astronauts-on-a-reused-rocket |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115213413/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-launches-first-astronauts-on-a-reused-rocket |archive-date=15 November 2021 |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=National Geographic}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Shane Kimbrough}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Megan McArthur }}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Akihiko Hoshide}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|France}} Thomas Pesquet}}}} | {{Success}} |
| 3
| 8 April 2022, 15:17:11 | 25 April 2022, 17:06:23 | {{time interval|8 April 2022 15:17:11|25 April 2022 17:06:23|sep=comma|show=dhm}} | First fully private flight to the ISS. Contracted by Axiom Space. Axiom employee served as commander with three paying tourists.{{Cite news |last=Groh |first=Jamie |date=10 April 2021 |title=Friday's SpaceX launch culminates with Axiom-1 mission ISS docking |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-fridays-spacex-launch-cul/157922417/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Florida Today |publisher=Gannett |location=Viera, Florida |pages=A6-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-axiom-1/157922346/ A7] |via=Newspapers.com |issn=1051-8304}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} / {{flagicon|ESP}} Michael López-Alegría}}|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Connor}}|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|Canada}} Mark Pathy}}|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|Israel}} Eytan Stibbe}}}} | {{Success}} |
| 4
| 2 March 2023, 05:34:14 | 4 September 2023, 04:17:23 | {{time interval|2 March 2023 05:34:14|4 September 2023 04:17:23|sep=comma|show=dhm}} | Long-duration mission. Ferried four Expedition 68/69 crew members to the ISS.{{Cite news |last=Groh |first=Jamie |date=5 September 2023 |title=NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts return to Earth |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-nasas-spacex-crew-6-astro/157923345/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Florida Today |publisher=Gannett |location=Viera, Florida |pages=A3 |via=Newspapers.com |issn=1051-8304}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Stephen Bowen}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Warren Hoburg }}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Sultan Al Neyadi}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Fedyaev}}}} | {{Success}} |
| 5
| 4 March 2024, 3:53:38 | 25 October 2024, 07:29:02 | {{time interval|4 March 2024, 3:53:38|25 October 2024, 07:29:02|sep=comma|show=dhm}} | Longest Crew Dragon mission to date. Ferried four Expedition 70/71/72 crew members to the ISS. ISS stay extended and two makeshift seats added to allow spacecraft to serve as "lifeboat" for Boeing CFT crew if needed. | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Matthew Dominick}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Michael Barratt }}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Jeanette Epps}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Grebenkin}}}} | {{Success}} |
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| Crew-1150px{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVKM90SdKs |title=NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Splashdown News Conference |date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-03-18 |time=1:04:59 |quote=Right now, we think, we will fly probably the capsule 206, which is the fleet leader that will be on the sixth flight and we'll continue to work that with SpaceX.}} | February 2026 | {{TBA}} | Long-duration mission. Expected to ferry four Expedition 73/74 crew members to the ISS. | {{Unbulleted list|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Zena Cardman}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|USA}} Michael Fincke }}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Kimiya Yui}}|{{Nowrap|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Platonov}}}} | {{Planned}} |
References
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{{Cite news |last=Weitering |first=Hanneke |date=5 May 2020 |title=How long will the 1st astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon be in space? No one knows exactly (yet) |work =Space.com | url = https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-mission-duration.html |access-date=12 June 2020}}
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