SpaceX Crew-2

SpaceX Crew-2 will be the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight. The mission will launch in March 2021, pending the actual launch date of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission and refurbishment of the Endeavour capsule after Demo-2 recovery.[2][3] The Crew-2 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.

Not to be confused with Crew Dragon Demo-2.

SpaceX Crew-2
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration~210 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2021 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing date2021
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Time dockedSix months (planned)
 

Crew

On 28 July 2020, JAXA, ESA and NASA confirmed their astronaut assignments aboard this mission.[4][5]

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Robert S. Kimbrough, NASA
Expedition 65
Third spaceflight
Pilot K. Megan McArthur, NASA
Expedition 65
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Akihiko Hoshide, JAXA
Expedition 65 Commander
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Thomas Pesquet, ESA
Expedition 65
Second spaceflight

The only known member of the Crew-2 backup crew is German astronaut Matthias Maurer, who ESA announced would act as backup for Pesquet.[5]

Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander TBA
Pilot TBA
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Mission Specialist 2 Matthias Maurer, ESA

Mission

The second SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is currently scheduled to launch in March 2021.[1] The Crew Dragon Endeavour (C206), will dock to the International Docking Adapter (IDA) on the Harmony module. Akihiko Hoshide will serve as the second Japanese ISS commander during his stay.[4]

This is the second mission by Thomas Pesquet to the International Space Station and will be called Alpha, after Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, following the French tradition to name space missions after stars or constellations.[5]

Preparations

The Falcon 9 for the Crew-2 mission will arrive at Cape Canaveral, Florida in the first quarter of 2021.

See also
  • Dragon C206 Endeavour
  • Boeing CST-100 Starliner

References
  1. "Back at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule preps for next mission". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Ralph, Eric (9 June 2020). "SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft". Teslarati. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "NASA SpaceX Agreement, change for Capsule reuse". beta.sam.gov. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. "JAXA星出彰彦宇宙飛行士の国際宇宙ステーション（ISS）長期滞在 搭乗機決定について". JAXA. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "Thomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to space". ESA Science & Exploration. 28 July 2020.
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