List of Dragon Crews
Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon (Credit: SpaceX)
In May 2020, SpaceX became the first company to transport astronauts to orbit. The DM-2 test mission was successful, and upon the return of the first two astronauts, SpaceX received NASA certification to conduct scheduled flights to the ISS with astronauts. At the same time, the first private missions with civilians were given the green light. SpaceX is currently planning a number of crewed missions, and this article lists them all.
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Changelog:
- Apr 29, 2022 – UAE astronaut will be a part of Crew-6
- Apr 26, 2022 – Crew-5 will use capsule C210.2; Ax-1 has successfully returned from orbit
- Apr 8, 2022 – Ax-1 successfully launched; new launch date for Ax-2
- Mar 24, 2022 – Jasmin Moghbeli and Andreas Mogensen are joining Crew-7, Mogensen will also serve as backup pilot for Crew-6
- Feb 14, 2022 – New mission added: Polaris Dawn
- Feb 2, 2022 – Ax-1 will use a different Crew Dragon capsule
- Jan 5, 2022 – Added Crew-7 which might include a Canadian astronaut
- Dec 16, 2021 – The first two members of Crew-6 have been announced
| Launch Date | Mission | Type | Dragon | Target | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early 2024 | Crew-7 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| 2023/2024 | Ax-4 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| 2023 | Ax-3 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| 2023 | Crew-6 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| Spring 2023 | Ax-2 | commercial | ? | ISS | 10 days |
| Q4 2022 | Polaris Dawn | commercial | C207.3 | LEO | up to 5 days |
| Fall 2022 | Crew-5 | NASA | C210.2 | ISS | ~6 months |
| Apr 27, 2022 ✅ | Crew-4 | NASA | C212.1 | ISS | ~5 months |
| Apr 8, 2022 ✅ | Ax-1 | commercial | C206.3 | ISS | 17 days ✅ |
| Nov 11, 2021 ✅ | Crew-3 | NASA | C210.1 | ISS | 176 days ✅ |
| Sep 16, 2021 ✅ | Inspiration4 | commercial | C207.2 | LEO | 71 hours ✅ |
| Apr 23, 2021 ✅ | Crew-2 | NASA | C206.2 | ISS | 199 days ✅ |
| Nov 16, 2020 ✅ | Crew-1 | NASA | C207.1 | ISS | 167 days ✅ |
| May 30, 2020 ✅ | DM-2 | NASA | C206.1 | ISS | 64 days ✅ |
Legend: ISS = Internation Space Station; LEO = Low Earth Orbit; CXXX.# = Dragon capsule serial number (# indicates launch number); NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA); JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; ESA = European Space Agency
