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 Crew Dragon missions, and this article lists them all.
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Changelog:
- Mar 4, 2024 – Crew-8 successfully launched and Ax-3 returned
- Feb 2, 2024 – The crew of Crew-9 has been announced
- Jan 18, 2024 – Ax-3 successfully launched
- Jan 9, 2024 – Crew-9 mission added; updates to launch dates of several missions
- Oct 17, 2023 – Two likely members of the Ax-4 crew added
- Sep 4, 2023 – Crew-6 mission was completed after 186 days
- Aug 26, 2023 – Crew-7 successfully launched
| Launch Date | Mission | Type | Dragon | Target | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025? | Vast-1 | commercial | ? | LEO | up to 30 days |
| Fall 2024 | Ax-4 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| Summer 2024 | Crew-9 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| Summer 2024 | Polaris Dawn | commercial | C207.3 | LEO | up to 5 days |
| Mar 4, 2024 ✅ | Crew-8 | NASA | C206.5 | ISS | ~6 months |
| Jan 18, 2024 ✅ | Ax-3 | commercial | C212.3 | ISS | 18 days ✅ |
| Aug 26, 2023 ✅ | Crew-7 | NASA | C210.3 | ISS | ~6 months |
| May 21, 2023 ✅ | Ax-2 | commercial | C212.2 | ISS | 10 days ✅ |
| Mar 2, 2023 ✅ | Crew-6 | NASA | C206.4 | ISS | 186 days ✅ |
| Oct 5, 2022 ✅ | Crew-5 | NASA | C210.2 | ISS | 157 days ✅ |
| 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; SSC = Saudi Space Commission
