Engineering:SpaceX Crew-4

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Short description: Fourth operational flight in NASA's Commercial Crew Program, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station
SpaceX Crew-4
SpaceX Crew Dragon (cropped).jpg
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-4
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission durationTBD
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon
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 date20 April 2022 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1067.4)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateTBD
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Undocking dateTBD
Time dockedTBD
SpaceX Crew 4 logo.png
SpaceX Crew-4 mission patch
SpaceX Crew-4 Official Portrait.jpg
(L-R) Hines, Cristoforetti, Watkins, and Lindgren 

SpaceX Crew-4 will be the Crew Dragon’s fourth NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch on 20 April 2022[1] and will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS). (As of November 2021), three NASA astronauts and one ESA astronaut have been assigned to the mission.[2][3] Crew-4 will use a new Crew Dragon spacecraft named "Freedom" chosen because it celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit.[4] The booster to be used on this mission will be B1067, and makes it the first commercial crew mission to use a booster on its fourth flight (it previously was used to launch SpaceX Crew-3).[5]

Crew

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines were announced on 12 February 2021 to the crew.[2][3] Samantha Cristoforetti was named the commander of Expedition 68 on 28 May 2021.[6] Jessica Watkins was named Mission Specialist on 16 November 2021.[7]

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Kjell N. Lindgren, NASA
Expedition 67
Second spaceflight
Pilot United States Robert Hines, NASA
Expedition 67
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Italy Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA
Expedition 67
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 United States Jessica Watkins, NASA
Expedition 67
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Steve Bowen, NASA
Pilot United States TBA, NASA
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Mission Specialist 2 TBA

[8]

Mission

The fourth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch on 19 April 2022.[1] The European segment of the mission is called Minerva.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ellis, Kathleen (18 March 2022). "NASA, SpaceX Adjust Target Launch Date for Crew-4 Mission". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2022/03/18/nasa-spacex-adjust-target-launch-date-for-crew-4-mission/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finch, Joshua (12 February 2021). "NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station". NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-assigns-astronauts-to-agency-s-spacex-crew-4-mission-to-space-station/.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Howell, Elizabeth (23 February 2021). "These 2 NASA astronauts will fly on SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station in 2022". Space.com. https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-4-astronaut-assignments. 
  4. ↑ Klotz, Irene (6 October 2021). "Forum - Crew-4". NASASpaceFlight.com. p. 2. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52608.msg2311210#msg2311210. 
  5. ↑ @jeff_foust (19 Jan 2022). "Steve Stich says the Crew-4 flight will be the first commercial crew mission using a booster on its fourth flight.". https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1483820173933137932. 
  6. ↑ "Commanding role for ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti". ESA. 28 May 2021. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Commanding_role_for_ESA_astronaut_Samantha_Cristoforetti. 
  7. ↑ "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission". NASA. 16 November 2021. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-assigns-astronaut-jessica-watkins-to-nasa-s-spacex-crew-4-mission.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ↑ "Stephen G. Bowen (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. 26 April 2021. https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/stephen-g-bowen/biography.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ↑ "Minerva: ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti's second mission to the International Space Station". ESA. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Minerva. 



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