List of Dragon Crews
Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon (Credit: SpaceX)
In May 2020, SpaceX became the world’s 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:
- Oct 15, 2022 – Crew-4 successfully returned to Earth; Crew-6 will use Dragon C206.4
- Oct 5, 2022 – Crew-5 mission successfully launched
- Sep 22, 2022 – Updated launch dates for upcoming missions
- Sep 21, 2022 – Reportedly, two astronauts from Saudi Arabia will fly on Ax-2 and a Turkish astronaut will fly on Ax-3
- Sep 20, 2022 – Polaris Dawn delayed
- Jul 27, 2022 – Konstantin Borisov will probably fly on Crew-7
- Jul 25, 2022 – Sultan Al Neyadi will fly on Crew-6
| Launch Date | Mission | Type | Dragon | Target | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ax-4 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| Late 2023 | Ax-3 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| H2 2023 | Crew-7 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| May 2023 | Ax-2 | commercial | ? | ISS | 10 days |
| NET March 2023 | Polaris Dawn | commercial | C207.3 | LEO | up to 5 days |
| February 2023 | Crew-6 | NASA | C206.4 | ISS | ~6 months |
| Oct 5, 2022 ✅ | Crew-5 | NASA | C210.2 | ISS | ~6 months |
| Apr 27, 2022 ✅ | Crew-4 | NASA | C212.1 | ISS | 170 days ✅ |
| 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
