SpaceX Crew-6

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SpaceX Crew-6
SpaceX Crew Dragon (cropped).jpg
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-6
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 2023 (planned)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateFall 2023 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Undocking dateQ3 2023 (planned)
Time docked90–120 days (planned)
Commercial Crew Program
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Crew Dragon flights

SpaceX Crew-6 is planned to be the sixth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch in early 2023. The Crew-6 mission would transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of December 2021, two NASA astronauts have been assigned to the mission, with two more international astronauts to be named later. The two NASA astronauts are Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg.[1] However, continued international collaboration on ISS missions has been thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia.[2]

Crew[]

Two astronauts are yet to be announced, likely a Russian cosmonaut who will be a part of the Soyuz-Dragon crew swap system of keeping at least one NASA astronaut and one Roscosmos cosmonaut on each of the crew rotation missions. The system would ensure both countries would have a presence on the station, and ability to maintain their separate systems, if either Soyuz or commercial crew vehicles are grounded for an extended period.[3] On 24 March 2022 the European Space Agency announced that Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen would serve as backup pilot.[4]

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Stephen Bowen, NASA
Expedition 69/70
Fourth spaceflight
Pilot United States Warren Hoburg, NASA
Expedition 69/70
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Expedition 69/70
Mission Specialist 2 Russia TBA, Roscosmos
Expedition 69/70
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States TBA, NASA
Pilot Denmark Andreas Mogensen, ESA
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Mission Specialist 2 Russia TBA, Roscosmos

Mission[]

The sixth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in early 2023.

See also[]

  • Dragon C206 Endeavour
  • Dragon C207 Resilience
  • Dragon C210 Endurance

References[]

  1. ^ Potter, Sean (16 December 2021). "Two Astronauts Receive Assignments for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission". NASA. Retrieved 17 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Witze, Alexandra (11 March 2022). "Russia's invasion of Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitics of space". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00727-x. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rogozin says Crew Dragon safe for Russian cosmonauts". SpaceNews. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1506922535010684929
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