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SpaceX Crew-8
Crew-8 on the pad
NamesUSCV-8
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2024-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.59097Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Mitglieder
Start of mission
Launch date4 March 2024, 03:53 UTC (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1083.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateAugust 2024 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Docking date5 March 2024, 19:15 UTC (planned)
Undocking dateAugust 2024 (planned)
Time docked180 days (planned)

SpaceX Crew-8 mission patch

(L-R) Grebenkin, Barratt, Dominick and Epps

SpaceX Crew-8 is planned to be the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight and the 13th overall crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft.[2] The mission is planned to launch on 4 March 2024.[3]

The Crew-8 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of August 2023, three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, have been assigned to the mission. Jeanette Epps was previously assigned to Boeing Starliner missions.[4][5]

Crew

Prime crew
Position[6] Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Vereinigte Staaten Matthew Dominick, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Pilot Vereinigte Staaten Michael Barratt, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Vereinigte Staaten Jeanette Epps, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russland Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Vereinigte Staaten Zena Cardman, NASA
First spaceflight
Pilot Vereinigte Staaten Nick Hague, NASA
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Vereinigte Staaten Stephanie Wilson, NASA
Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russland Aleksandr Gorbunov, Roscosmos
First spaceflight

Mission

The eighth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch at 3:53 UTC on March 4, 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "NASA, SpaceX Target NET Feb. 22 to Launch Crew-8 – NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". blogs.nasa.gov. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission - NASA". 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "NASA Astronaut from Syracuse is ready for liftoff". WXXI News. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ O'Shea, Claire A. (5 August 2023). "Space Station Assignments Out for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". NASA. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA".
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