SpaceX Crew-9
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Names | USCV-9 |
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Mission type | ISS crew transport |
Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2024-178A |
SATCAT no. | 61447 |
Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon 2 |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Q3 2024 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing date | Q1 2025 (planned) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony' Forward or zenith |
Docking date | Q3 2024 (planned) |
Undocking date | Q1 2025 (planned) |
Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
Stephanie Wilson, Alexander Gorbunow, Nick Hague, Zena Cardman |
SpaceX Crew-9 is planned to be the ninth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the 17th overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned to launch no earlier than August 2024.[2]
The Crew-9 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of February 2024[update], three NASA astronauts, Zena Cardman, Nick Hague, and Stephanie Wilson, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Aleksandr Gorbunov, have been assigned to the mission.[1]
Crew
Prime Crew[1]
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | Zena Cardman, NASA Expedition 71 / 72 First spaceflight | |
Pilot | Nick Hague, NASA Expedition 71 / 72 Third spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | Stephanie Wilson, NASA Expedition 71 / 72 Fourth spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | Aleksandr Gorbunov, Roscosmos Expedition 71 / 72 First spaceflight |
Mission
The ninth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in late 2024.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission - NASA". Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b published, Mike Wall (31 January 2024). "NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission". Space.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.