Engineering:Space Adventures Crew Dragon mission
.jpg) Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon in flight | |
| Mission type | Space tourism |
|---|---|
| Operator | |
| Mission duration | 3 to 5 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Indeterminate |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
The Space Adventures Crew Dragon mission was a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceflight contracted by the American space tourism company Space Adventures that was scheduled for 2022.[1] In October 2021, Space Adventures stated that the contract had expired and would not be executed, but left open the possibility of a partnership with SpaceX in the future.[2]
Crew
Space Adventures offered four seats for space tourists, with each seat estimated to cost US$55 million.[3]
Mission
The mission would have launched between late-2021 and mid-2022 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center and would autonomously operated, with no trained astronaut on board.[3] The spacecraft would be inserted into a high elliptic orbit around Earth, over twice the height of the International Space Station (ISS) and higher than the current altitude record for an orbital crewed spacecraft, set by the Gemini 11 mission in 1966.[3] The crew would have spent up to five days in orbit, before returning to Earth and splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.[4]
See also
- List of Dragon 2 flights
- SpaceX Axiom Space-1
- Inspiration4
References
- ↑ Jeff Foust (February 18, 2020). "Space Adventures to fly tourists on Crew Dragon mission". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/space-adventures-to-fly-tourists-on-crew-dragon-mission/.
- ↑ Clark, Anastasia (18 October 2021). "U.S. firm sees 'exciting' moment as space tourism booms". Japan Today. https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/us-firm-sees-%27exciting%27-moment-as-space-tourism-booms1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Space Adventures, SpaceX to launch private crew to Gemini heights | collectSPACE". http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-021820a-space-adventures-spacex-crew-dragon.html.
- ↑ Shelley, Tom (2020-03-05). "Private Mission Available on the SpaceX Crew Dragon". Space Adventures. https://spaceadventures.com/private-mission-available-on-the-spacex-dragon/.
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