Engineering:First operational flight of Dragon 2

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First operational flight of Dragon 2
OperatorNASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDragon 2
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew sizeAt least 2
MembersMike Hopkins
Victor Glover
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 2019
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6 degrees
Docking with ISS
Time docked8 days
← SpX-DM2
Crew-2 →
 

The First operational flight of Dragon 2 has not received an official mission designation yet. It will be the first crewed operational flight of Space X's Dragon 2 spacecraft.[1] It is scheduled for launch in 2019 with a crew of at least two.[2], and will be the third orbital flight of Dragon 2 overall.

Crew

Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover were announced as the crew on 3 August 2018.[3]

Position Astronaut
Commander Michael S. Hopkins
Second spaceflight
Pilot Victor J. Glover
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
TBA spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 TBA
TBA spaceflight

Back-up crew

Kjell N. Lindgren will serve as backup for both the test flight and first mission crews for Dragon 2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming Missions". https://spacexnow.com/upcoming.php. 
  2. ↑ Pietrobon, Steven (3 August 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/uscom-man.txt. 
  3. ↑ Lewis, Marie (3 August 2018). "Meet the Astronauts Flying SpaceX’s Demo-2". https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/08/03/meet-the-astronauts-flying-spacexs-demo-2/. 





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