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:
- Nov 11, 2021 – Crew-3 successfully launched
- Nov 9, 2021 – Crew-2 successfully returned to Earth after 199 days
- Oct 31, 2021 – Final member of Crew-4 seems to be Jessica Watkins
- Oct 18, 2021 – Space Adventure’s Crew Dragon mission has been cancelled
- Oct 6, 2021 – NASA confirmed the commander and pilot for Crew-5; Crew-4 will use a newly-built Crew Dragon and there won’t be a Russian crew member
- Oct 5, 2021 – Unconfirmed crew manifest for Crew-5 added
- Sep 18, 2021 – Inspiration4 spent 71 hours in space and then returned, crew portraits updated
- Sep 16, 2021 – Inspiration4 successfully launched
| Launch Date | Mission | Type | Dragon | Target | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ax-4 | commercial | ? | ISS | 10 days? |
| 2023 | Crew-6 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| 2023 | Ax-3 | commercial | ? | ISS | 10 days? |
| Fall 2022 | Ax-2 | commercial | ? | ISS | 10 days |
| Fall 2022 | Crew-5 | NASA | ? | ISS | ~6 months |
| Apr 2022 | Crew-4 | NASA | new | ISS | ~6 months |
| Q1 2022 | Ax-1 | commercial | C207.3 | ISS | 10 days |
| Nov 11, 2021 ✅ | Crew-3 | NASA | C210.1 | ISS | ~6 months |
| 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
