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:
- Jul 27, 2022 – Konstantin Borisov will probably fly on Crew-7
- Jul 25, 2022 – Sultan Al Neyadi will fly on Crew-6
- Jul 16, 2022 – Andrei Fedyaev will fly on Crew-6; Anna Kikina officially confirmed for Crew-5
- May 26, 2021 – Walter Villadei is part of the Ax-2 backup crew
- 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
| Launch Date | Mission | Type | Dragon | Target | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Crew-7 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| 2023/2024 | Ax-4 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| 2023 | Ax-3 | commercial | ? | ISS | ? |
| Spring 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
