Engineering:SpaceX Crew-7

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Short description: 2023 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX Crew-7
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Preflight (NHQ202308230006).jpg
Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endurance vertical on Launch Complex 39A in Florida.
NamesUSCV-7
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration322 days, 8 hours and 43 minutes (in progress)
180 days (planned)
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
  • Jasmin Moghbeli
  • Andreas Mogensen
  • Satoshi Furukawa
  • Konstantin Borisov
Start of mission
Launch date26 August 2023, 07:27:27 UTC[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1081.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateQ1 2024 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith[3]
Docking date27 August 2023, 13:16 UTC
Undocking date13 February 2024 (planned)
Time docked10 months and 16 days (in progress)
180 days (planned)
SpaceX Crew-7 logo.png
SpaceX Crew-7 mission patch
SpaceX crew 7 crew portrait.jpg
(L-R) Borisov, Mogensen, Moghbeli and Furukawa 

SpaceX Crew-7 is the seventh crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 26 August 2023.[1] The Crew-7 mission is transporting four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), consisting of one NASA astronaut, Jasmin Moghbeli, one ESA astronaut, Andreas Mogensen of Denmark , one JAXA astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Konstantin Borisov. Mogensen is the first non-American to serve as a pilot of Crew Dragon.[4]

Crew

Prime crew
Position[5][6] Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Jasmin Moghbeli[7], NASA
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Pilot Denmark Andreas Mogensen[8], ESA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Template:Country data JAP Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Konstantin Borisov[9][10], Roscosmos
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Matthew Dominick[11], NASA
Pilot United States Michael Barratt[11], NASA
Mission Specialist 1 United States Jeanette Epps[11], NASA
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Alexander Grebenkin[12], Roscosmos

Mission

The seventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program launched on 26 August 2023.[1][2]

The European segment of the mission is called Huginn.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Falcon 9 Block 5 - SpaceX Crew-7". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6879. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sempsrott, Danielle (24 August 2023). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Now Targeting Saturday, Aug. 26". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/08/24/nasas-spacex-crew-7-now-targeting-saturday-aug-26/. 
  3. Herridge, Linda (13 July 2023). "NASA, SpaceX Provide Crew-7 Hardware Operations Status". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/07/13/nasa-spacex-provide-crew-7-hardware-operations-status/. 
  4. "JAXA Satoshi Furukawa". JAXA. https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/furukawa-satoshi/. 
  5. "Moghbeli, Mogensen Named to SpaceX Crew-7 Mission - AmericaSpace". 2022-03-25. https://www.americaspace.com/2022/03/25/moghbeli-mogensen-named-to-spacex-crew-7-mission/. 
  6. Danielle, Sempsrott (24 August 2023). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Go for Launch to Space Station". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/08/24/nasas-spacex-crew-7-go-for-launch-to-space-station/. 
  7. "NASA astronaut from Long Island set to make 1st trip to space". ABC7 New York (ABC USA). 2022-05-13. https://abc7ny.com/jasmin-moghbeli-astronaut-nasa-space-launch/11845725/. 
  8. "ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space". ESA. 24 March 2022. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_astronaut_Andreas_Mogensen_set_to_return_to_space. 
  9. "Medics find Russian cosmonauts fit for flying on Crew Dragon to ISS". TASS. 23 August 2022. https://tass.com/science/1497285. 
  10. "Космонавт Борисов отправится на МКС на американском корабле" (in ru). 2022-07-26. https://ria.ru/20220726/kosmos-1805154910.html. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "В ЦПК состоялась совместная тренировка дублирующих экипажей" (in ru). Roscosmos. 26 April 2023. https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=6276. 
  12. "К перекрёстным полётам Роскосмоса и NASA добавили одну миссию" (in ru). IXBT.com. 2 March 2023. https://www.ixbt.com/news/2023/03/02/k-perekrjostnym-poljotam-roskosmosa-i-nasa-dobavili-odnu-missiju.html. 
  13. "The Huginn mission – an overview". ESA. 22 May 2023. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/The_Huginn_mission_an_overview.