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![]() A previous flight of the capsule as it approaches the ISS. | |
Mission type | ISS crew transport |
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Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2021-103A |
SATCAT no. | 49407![]() |
Mission duration | 180 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Crew Dragon C207 Resilience |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Launch mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
Landing mass | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Mitglieder | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 2021 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 2021 |
Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Time docked | Six months (planned) |
SpaceX Crew-3 will be the third crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the fourth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is currently planned to launch in September 2021.[1][2] As noted at a Sept. 29 NASA briefing, Benji Reed, senior director of human spaceflight programs at SpaceX, said final launch date determined by refurbishment of the Resilience capsule after Crew-1 recovery.[3][4] The Crew-3 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.
Crew
Michal Vaclavik, Czech representative at the European Space Agency, confirmed via Twitter the Crew-3 mission is currently scheduled for September 2021. The mission will send up ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, born in Sankt Wendel in Germany.[1][5][6]
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | ![]() Third spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | ![]() First spaceflight |
The Crew-3 backup crew has not yet been announced
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | TBA | |
Pilot | TBA | |
Mission Specialist 1 | TBA | |
Mission Specialist 2 | TBA |
Mission
The third SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is currently scheduled to launch in September 2021.[2] The Crew Dragon Resilience (C207), will dock to the International Docking Adapter (IDA) on the Harmony module.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Brown, Mike (1 October 2020). "SpaceX and NASA Detail a Packed 12 months for Crew Dragon: What to Know". Inverse. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b Clark, Stephen (16 November 2020). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (30 September 2020). "SpaceX has busy manifest of Dragon missions". Space News. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Ralph, Eric (9 June 2020). "SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft". teslarati.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Manned Spaceflight Tweets [@MannedTweets] (8 September 2020). "ESA astronaut, Matthias Maurer, will fly on Crew-3 in September 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Becker, Joachim Wilhelm Josef. "SpaceX Crew-3". Space Facts. Retrieved 16 November 2020.