Engineering:Crew Dragon Freedom

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Short description: SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
Freedom
SpaceX Crew-4 Preflight 40.jpg
Crew Dragon Freedom during rollout to pad 39A in April 2022.
TypeSpace capsule
ClassDragon 2
ManufacturerSpaceX
Technical details
Dimensions4.4 m × 3.7 m (14 ft × 12 ft)
PowerSolar panel
Flight history
First flightSpaceX Crew-4
27 April 2022 - 14 October 2022
Last flightAxiom Mission 3
18 January 2024 - In Progress
Flights3

Crew Dragon Freedom (Dragon capsule C212) is a Crew Dragon spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX and used by NASA's Commercial Crew Program. On 27 April 2022, it was launched to transport four personnel to the International Space Station as part of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which was a part of ISS Expedition 67.[1]

History

On 23 March 2022, it was announced that Dragon C212 had been given the name Freedom. Astronaut Kjell Lindgren said that the name was chosen because it celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit.[2] The name also honors Freedom 7, the space capsule used by Alan Shepard's Mercury Redstone 3, the first United States human spaceflight mission (May 5, 1961).[3]

Flights

Mission Patch Launch date (UTC) Landing date (UTC) Crew Duration Remarks Outcome
Crew-4 SpaceX Crew 4 logo.png 27 April 2022[4] October 14, 2022 (20:55 UTC)[5]
170 days, 13 hours and 3 minutes Long duration mission. Ferried four members of the Expedition 67/68 crew to the ISS. Success
Axiom Mission 2 Axiom Mission 2 Patch 21 May 2023 (21:37 UTC)[6] 31 May 2023 (03:04 UTC)
  • United States Peggy Whitson
  • United States John Shoffner
  • Saudi Arabia Ali AlQarni
  • Saudi Arabia Rayyanah Barnawi
 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes Success
Axiom Mission 3 Axiom Mission 3 Patch 18 January 2024 (21:49 UTC)
  • United States / Spain Michael López-Alegría
  • Italy Walter Villadei
  • Turkey Alper Gezeravcı
  • Sweden Marcus Wandt
 around 14 days In orbit

References

  1. ↑ Johnson Space Center PR [@NASA_Johnson] (31 March 2022). "Launch update! NASA's SpaceX #Crew4 mission is now launching no earlier than April 20 at 6:37 a.m. ET. The four astronauts are set to arrive at the @Space_Station the next day.". https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1509572680655192070. 
  2. ↑ Kjell Lindgren [@astro_kjell] (23 March 2022). "FREEDOM!! Crew-4 will fly to the International Space Station in a new Dragon capsule named 'Freedom.' The name celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit. 1/". https://twitter.com/astro_kjell/status/1506677192121622528. 
  3. ↑ "SpaceX Dragon 'Freedom' named for first astronaut's ride into space". 2022-03-23. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-032322a-spacex-crew4-freedom-dragon-name.html. Retrieved 2022-05-02. 
  4. ↑ Amanda Griffin (22 April 2022). "NASA and SpaceX Adjust Agency's Crew-4 Launch Date". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2022/04/22/nasa-and-spacex-adjust-agencys-crew-4-launch-date/. 
  5. ↑ "NASA to Air Crew Activities as Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare, Return to Earth". October 12, 2022. https://spacecoastdaily.com/2022/10/nasa-to-air-crew-activities-as-crew-4-astronauts-prepare-return-to-earth/. 
  6. ↑ Baylor, Michael. "Falcon 9 Block 5 - Axiom Mission 2 (AX-2)". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6789. 

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