Engineering:USCV-2
| Operator | |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Calypso |
| Spacecraft type | Starliner |
| Manufacturer | |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | Sunita Williams Josh A. Cassada Thomas Pesquet Andrei Borisenko |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 2020 |
| Rocket | Atlas V N22 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-41 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | May 2021 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony Module |
| Time docked | Six months |
USCV-2, designated CTS-1 by Boeing, is the first operational crewed mission of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station, and the third orbital flight mission of the Starliner overall. The new name for this mission will be Boeing Starliner-1[1]. It is scheduled for launch in November 2020 with a crew of three. It will transport members of a future ISS Expedition to the ISS. This would only be the fourth US spaceflight with a female commander, after STS-93, STS-114, and STS-120.
Crew
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Expedition TBA Third spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Expedition TBA First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Expedition TBA Second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Expedition TBA Third spaceflight | |
Backup crew
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Third spaceflight | |
| TBD 2 | TBA, TBA | |
| TBD 3 | TBA, TBA | |
Spacecraft
This mission will be the first reuse of a Starliner spacecraft. The USCV-2 vehicle was previously used for the Boe-OFT mission in December 2019. On December 22, 2019, mission commander Sunita Williams announced the name Calypso for the vehicle on her twitter account.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ https://www.nasa.gov/specials/ccp-press-kit/main.html
- ↑ Williams, Sunita [@Astro_Suni] (December 22, 2019). "Thanking two mission control personnel". https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni/status/1208780116630876160.

