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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name                  = SpaceX Crew-2
| image                 = The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour approaches the International Space Station (iss065e002708) (cropped).jpg
| image_caption         = ''Endeavour'' approaches the ISS
| names_list            = {{Unbulleted list
  | USCV-2 (2012–2019)
  | Crew-2
  }}
| mission_type          = ISS crew transport
| operator              = [[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
| mission_duration      = {{time interval|April 23, 2021, 09:49:02|9 November 2021, 03:33:15|show=dhms|sep=,}}
| spacecraft            = {{ComV|SpaceX Crew Dragon|Endeavour|full=nolink}}
| spacecraft_type       = {{ComV|SpaceX Crew Dragon}}
| manufacturer          = SpaceX
| launch_mass           = {{cvt|12055|kg}}<ref name="NASANSSDCADatabase">{{cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2021-030A|title=Dragon Endeavour 2|publisher=NASA|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021|quote=Mass: 12055 kg}}</ref>
| landing_mass          = {{cvt|9616|kg}}
| crew_size             = 4
| crew_members          = {{Unbulleted list|Shane Kimbrough|K. Megan McArthur|Akihiko Hoshide|Thomas Pesquet}}
| crew_expedition       = [[Astronomy:Expedition 65|Expedition 65]]/[[Astronomy:Expedition 66|66]]
| launch_date           = {{Start date text|April 23, 2021, 09:49:02|timezone=yes}}{{nbsp}}[[UTC]] (5:27:17{{nbsp}}am{{nbsp}}EDT)<ref name=space23421/>
| launch_rocket         = [[Engineering:Falcon 9 Block 5|Falcon 9 Block 5]] [[Engineering:List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters|B1061-2]]
| launch_site           = Kennedy, [[Astronomy:Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A|LC{{nbhyph}}39A]]
| recovery_by           = {{MV|GO Navigator}}
| landing_date          = {{End date text|November 9, 2021, 03:33:15|timezone=yes}}{{nbsp}}UTC (10:33:15{{nbsp}}am{{nbsp}}EST)
| landing_site          = Gulf of Mexico, near Pensacola, Florida
| orbit_reference       = [[Astronomy:Geocentric orbit|Geocentric orbit]]
| orbit_regime          = [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|Low Earth orbit]]
| orbit_inclination     = 51.66°
| apsis                 = gee
| docking               = {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
   | docking_target     = [[Astronomy:International Space Station|ISS]]
   | docking_type       = dock
   | docking_port       = ''Harmony'' forward
   | docking_date       = April 24, 2021, 09:07:55{{nbsp}}UTC
   | undocking_date     = July 21, 2021, 10:45{{nbsp}}UTC
   | time_docked        = {{time interval|April 24, 2021, 09:07:55|21 July 2021, 10:45|show=dhm|sep=,}} 
   }}{{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
   | docking_target     = ISS (relocation){{efn|name=relocation|From an orbital dynamics perspective, the forward port is easier to approach, and therefore, new vehicles use this approach for their first docking. The [[Engineering:Boeing Starliner|Boeing Starliner]] was scheduled to make its first docking on [[Engineering:Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2|OFT-2]] at the end of July 2021; therefore, Crew-2 relocated to the zenith port to clear the forward port for OFT-2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-crew-dragon-port-relocation-on-space-station|title=NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Crew-2 Port Relocation on Space Station|publisher=NASA|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/06/22/starliner-capsule-fueled-for-unpiloted-test-flight-to-international-space-station/ |title=Starliner capsule fueled for unpiloted test flight to International Space Station|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>}}
   | docking_type       = dock
   | docking_port       = ''Harmony'' zenith
   | docking_date       = July 21, 2021, 11:36{{nbsp}}UTC 
   | undocking_date     = November 8, 2021, 19:05{{nbsp}}UTC<ref name="nasa20211107"/>
   | time_docked        = {{time interval|July 21, 2021, 11:36|8 November 2021 19:05|show=dhm|sep=,}}
  }}
| insignia              = [[File:SpaceX Crew-2 logo.png|frameless|upright=0.5]] [[File:SpaceX Crew-2 mission patch.png|frameless|upright=0.5]]<br>[[File:SpaceX Crew-2 JAXA mission patch.svg|frameless|upright=0.5]] [[File:SpaceX Crew-2 ESA mission patch.png|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| insignia_caption      = From top to bottom, left to right: NASA,<ref>{{cite web |last=Manchess |first=Gregory |title=Dragon Crew Two Launch! |date=April 21, 2021 |url=https://www.muddycolors.com/2021/04/dragon-crew-two-launch/ |website=Muddy Colors |access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> SpaceX, JAXA, and ESA mission patches
| crew_photo            = SpaceX Crew-2 crew.jpg
| crew_photo_caption    = From left: McArthur, Pesquet, Hoshide and Kimbrough
| programme             = [[Astronomy:Commercial Crew Program|Commercial Crew Program]]
| previous_mission      = [[Engineering:SpaceX Crew-1|SpaceX Crew-1]]
| next_mission          = [[Engineering:SpaceX Crew-3|SpaceX Crew-3]]
| programme2            = [[Software:SpaceX Dragon 2#Crew Dragon flights|Crew Dragon flights]]
| previous_mission2     = [[Engineering:SpaceX Crew-1|SpaceX Crew-1]]
| next_mission2         = [[Engineering:Inspiration4|Inspiration4]]
}}

'''SpaceX Crew-2''' was the second operational flight of a [[Software:SpaceX Dragon 2|Crew Dragon]] spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the [[Astronomy:Commercial Crew Program|Commercial Crew Program]]. The mission was launched on April 23, 2021, at 09:49:02 [[Physics:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], and docked to the [[Astronomy:International Space Station|International Space Station]] on April 24 at 09:08 UTC.<ref name="space23421">{{cite web|date=April 23, 2021|title=SpaceX's Crew-2 launch lights up the predawn sky with a spectacular show (photos)|website=Space.com |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-2-astronaut-launch-photos}}</ref>

SpaceX Crew-2 used the same capsule as [[Engineering:Crew Dragon Demo-2|Crew Dragon Demo-2]] ''([[Engineering:Crew Dragon Endeavour|Endeavour]])'' and launched on the same [[Engineering:Falcon 9|Falcon 9]] booster as [[Engineering:SpaceX Crew-1|SpaceX Crew-1]] (B1061.1).

With its return to Earth the evening of November 9, 2021, the mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft with a mission duration of 199 days before being surpassed by [[Engineering:SpaceX Crew-8|SpaceX Crew-8]] with a mission duration of 235 days respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-2/2021/11/09/crew-2-astronauts-safely-splash-down-in-gulf-of-mexico/ |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Crew-2 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico |accessdate=March 1, 2022 |publisher=NASA |author=Kathleen Ellis  }}</ref>

== Crew ==
On July 28, 2020, [[Organization:JAXA|JAXA]], [[Organization:European Space Agency|ESA]], and [[Organization:NASA|NASA]] confirmed their [[Astronaut|astronaut]] assignments aboard this mission.<ref name="JAXA Crew Announcement"/><ref name="ESA20200728"/>

{{Spaceflight crew
| crew           = prime
| terminology    = Astronaut

| position1      = Commander
| crew1_up       = {{Flagicon|USA}} Shane Kimbrough
| agency1_up     = [[Organization:NASA|NASA]]
| expedition1_up = [[Astronomy:Expedition 65|Expedition 65]]/[[Astronomy:Expedition 66|66]]
| flights1_up    = Third and last

| position2      = Pilot
| crew2_up       = {{Flagicon|USA}} K. Megan McArthur
| agency2_up     = [[Organization:NASA|NASA]]
| expedition2_up = Expedition 65/66
| flights2_up    = Second and last

| position3      = Mission specialist
| crew3_up       = {{Flagicon|Japan}} Akihiko Hoshide
| agency3_up     = [[Organization:JAXA|JAXA]]
| expedition3_up = Expedition 65/66
| flights3_up    = Third

| position4      = Mission specialist
| crew4_up       = {{Flagicon|France}} Thomas Pesquet
| agency4_up     = [[Organization:European Space Agency|ESA]]
| expedition4_up = Expedition 65/66
| flights4_up    = Second
}}{{Spaceflight crew
| crew           = backup
| terminology    = [[Astronaut]]

| position3      = Mission specialist
| crew3_up       = {{Flagicon|Japan}} Satoshi Furukawa
| agency3_up     = [[Organization:JAXA|JAXA]]

| position4      = Mission specialist
| crew4_up       = {{Flagicon|Germany}} Matthias Maurer
| agency4_up     = [[Organization:European Space Agency|ESA]]
}}
German astronaut Matthias Maurer was the backup for Pesquet, while Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa trained as backup to Hoshide.<ref name="ESA20200728"/><ref name="SA20201119"/>

== Mission ==

The second SpaceX operational mission in the [[Astronomy:Commercial Crew Program|Commercial Crew Program]] launched on April 23, 2021.<ref name="NASA20210305"/><ref name="sfn20210305"/> The Crew Dragon [[Engineering:Crew Dragon Endeavour|''Endeavour'']] docked to the [[Engineering:International Docking Adapter|International Docking Adapter]] (IDA) at the forward port of the ''Harmony'' module. This was the first mission with astronauts on board to use a previously flown booster launch vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-launches-first-astronauts-on-a-reused-rocket|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423110844/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-launches-first-astronauts-on-a-reused-rocket|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2021|title=SpaceX launches first astronauts on a reused rocket |last=Drake|first=Nadia|date=April 23, 2021|publisher=National Geographic|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-2-astronaut-launch-rocket-landing-success |title=SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station, nails rocket landing|last=Thompson|first=Amy|date=April 23, 2021|publisher=Space.com|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

All crew members were veteran astronauts, though this was Megan McArthur's first visit to the ISS (as her first spaceflight was [[Engineering:STS-125|STS-125]], a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope). McArthur used the same seat on the [[Software:SpaceX Dragon 2#Crew Dragon|Crew Dragon]] ''Endeavour'' which her husband, Bob Behnken, used on the Demo-2 mission.<ref name="RefurbishedSeat">{{cite web|date=April 20, 2020|title=Megan to reuse Bob's demo-2 seat in crew-2 mission |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/international-crew-recycled-capsule-spacex-prepares-to-launch|website=aljazeera.com}}</ref> Akihiko Hoshide served as the second Japanese ISS commander during his stay.<ref name="JAXA Crew Announcement"/> It was the second mission by Thomas Pesquet to the International Space Station and was named  ''Alpha'', after [[Astronomy:Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]], the closest star system to Earth.<ref name="ESA20200728"/>

To prepare for the arrival of a [[Engineering:Boeing Starliner|Starliner]], the [[Engineering:Crew Dragon Endeavour|''Endeavour'']] docked to [[Astronomy:International Space Station|ISS]] at ''Harmony'' forward port was undocked at 10:45 UTC and relocated to ''Harmony'' zenith port on July 21, 2021, at 11:36 UTC.{{efn|name=relocation}}

With [[Engineering:SpaceX CRS-23|CRS-23]], ([[Engineering:Cargo Dragon C208|C208]]) and [[Engineering:Inspiration4|Inspiration4]] (''[[Engineering:Crew Dragon Resilience|Resilience]]''), three Dragon spacecraft were in space at the same time, from September 16 to 18, 2021 (UTC).

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Physics:Mission Elapsed Time|MET]]
! colspan=2 | Time
! rowspan=2 | Date<br/>(UTC)
! rowspan=2 | Event<ref name="NASA">{{cite web|title=Mission Timeline for Launch Thursday, April 23 at 5:49:02 EST|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/04/22/crew-2-mission-timeline/|publisher=Spaceflight Now }}</ref>
|-
! [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
! [[Physics:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
|-
| −6:40:00
| 11:09:00 PM
| 03:09:00
| rowspan=38 style="text-align:center"| April 23<br/>2021
| Crew wake
|-
| −05:30:00
| 0:19:02 AM
| 04:19:02
| CE launch readiness briefing
|-
| −05:00:00
| 0:49:02 AM
| 04:49:02
| Launch shift on console
|-
| −04:59:59
| 0:49:03 AM
| 04:49:03
| Dragon IMU align and configure for launch.
|-
| −04:30:00
| 1:19:02 AM
| 04:19:02
| Dragon [[Physics:Propellant|propellant]] pressurization
|-
| −04:20:00
| 1:29:02 AM
| 04:29:02
| Crew weather brief
|-
| −04:10:00
| 1:39:02 AM
| 05:39:02
| Crew handoff
|-
| −04:00:00
| 1:49:02 AM
| 05:49:02
| Suit donning and checkouts
|-
| −03:20:00
| 2:29:02 AM
| 05:29:02
| Crew walk out of Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building
|-
| −03:15:00
| 2:34:02 AM
| 05:34:02
| Crew transportation to [[Astronomy:Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A|Launch Complex 39A]] (LC-39A) by [[Engineering:Tesla Model X|Tesla Model X]] with "RECYCLE" license plate
|-
| −02:55:00
| 2:54:02 AM
| 06:54:02
| Crew arrives at pad
|-
| −02:35:00
| 3:14:02 AM
| 07:14:02
| Crew ingress
|-
| −02:20:00
| 3:29:02 AM
| 07:29:02
| Communication check
|-
| −02:15:00
| 3:34:02 AM
| 07:34:02
| Verify ready for seat rotation
|-
| −02:14:00
| 3:35:02 AM
| 07:35:02
| Suit leak checks
|-
| −01:55:00
| 3:54:02 AM
| 07:54:02
| Hatch close
|-
| −01:10:00
| 4:39:02 AM
| 08:39:02
| [[Astronomy:International Space Station|ISS]] state upload to Dragon
|-
| −00:45:00
| 5:04:02 AM
| 09:04:02
| [[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]] launch director verifies go for propellant load
|-
| −00:42:00
| 5:07:02 AM
| 09:07:02
| Crew access arm retracts
|-
| −00:38:00
| 5:11:02 AM
| 09:11:02
| Dragon [[Astronomy:Launch escape system|launch escape system]] is armed.
|-
| −00:35:00
| 5:14:02 AM
| 09:14:02
| [[Chemistry:RP-1|RP-1]] (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins; 1st stage [[Physics:Liquid oxygen|LOX]] (liquid oxygen) loading begins.
|-
| −00:16:00
| 5:33:02 AM
| 09:33:02
| 2nd stage LOX loading begins.
|-
| −00:07:00
| 5:42:02 AM
| 09:42:02
| [[Engineering:Falcon 9|Falcon 9]] begins engine chill prior to launch.
|-
| −00:05:00
| 5:44:02 AM
| 09:44:02
| Dragon transitions to internal power
|-
| −00:01:00
| 5:48:02 AM
| 09:48:02
| Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks; propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins.
|-
| −00:00:45
| 5:48:17 AM
| 09:48:17
| SpaceX [[Engineering:Flight controller|launch director]] verifies go for launch.
|-
| −00:00:03
| 5:48:59 AM
| 09:48:59
| Engine controller commands Merlin engine ignition sequence to start.
|-
| '''00:00:00'''
| '''5:49:02 AM'''
| '''09:49:02'''
| '''Liftoff'''
|-
| +00:01:02
| 5:50:04 AM
| 09:50:04
| [[Physics:Max q|Max Q]] (moment of peak mechanical stress on the launch vehicle)
|-
| +00:02:36
| 5:51:38 AM
| 09:51:38
| 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
|-
| +00:02:39
| 5:51:41 AM
| 09:51:41
| 1st and 2nd stages separate
|-
| +00:02:47
| 5:51:49 AM
| 09:51:49
| 2nd stage engine starts
|-
| +00:07:27
| 5:56:29 AM
| 09:56:29
| 1st stage entry burn
|-
| +00:08:47
| 5:57:49 AM
| 09:57:49
| 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
|-
| +00:09:03
| 5:58:05 AM
| 09:58:05
| 1st stage landing burn
|-
| +00:09:30
| 5:58:32 AM
| 09:58:32
| 1st stage landing
|-
| +00:11:58
| 6:01:00 AM
| 10:01:00
| Crew Dragon separates from 2nd stage
|-
| +00:13:02
| 6:02:04 AM
| 10:02:04
| Dragon nosecone open sequence begins
|-
| +1/
| 3:31 AM
| 07:31
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center"|April 24<br/>2021
| Dragon starts the final phase of the approach to the ISS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/04/24/nasa-tv-covers-spacex-crew-2-docking-to-station-today/|first=Mark|last=Garcia|title=NASA TV Covers SpaceX Crew-2 Docking to Station Today|website=blogs.nasa|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524103258/https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/04/24/nasa-tv-covers-spacex-crew-2-docking-to-station-today/|url-status=dead}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
|-
| +1/03:33 
| 05:08 AM
| 09:08
| Soft capture to the ISS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210424-spacex-crew-dragon-endeavour-docks-with-iss-nasa-tv|title=SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with ISS |website=france24.com|date=April 24, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| +1/03:33 
| 05:20 AM
| 09:20
| Dragon docked to the ISS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-2/2021/04/24/crew-dragon-docks-to-station-day-after-launch/|title=Crew Dragon Docks to Station, Hatches Open Soon|first=James |last=Cawley|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=blogs.nasa}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
|-
| +1/05:34
| 7:15 AM
| 11:15
| Hatch opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/11/17/hatches-open-crew-dragon-astronauts-join-expedition-64/|title=Hatches Open, Crew Dragon Astronauts Join Expedition 64 |first=James|last=Cawley|website=blogs.nasa|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=December 13, 2020}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Wake-up calls ==
NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, and first used music to wake up a flight crew during Gemini 6; the first song was Hello, Dolly.<ref name="space">{{cite news|title=SPACE SHUTTLE MUSIC|publisher=NASA|date=March 13, 2015|url=https://history.nasa.gov/wakeup%20calls.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref> Each track is specially chosen, often by the astronauts' families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.<ref name="chronology">{{cite news|title=Chronology of Wakeup Calls|date=August 2, 2005 |publisher=NASA|url=https://history.nasa.gov/wakeup.htm|access-date=April 5, 2010}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Flight Day
! Song
! Artist
! Played for
! class="unsortable" | Links
|-

| {{Sort|02|Day 2}}
| An off-key, all flute comedic cover of A-Ha's "Take On Me", made by [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] artist "Shittyflute".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1419262730100432898|user=chasg76|title=@Explorer_Flight @Thom_astro...|date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>
| A-ha (original)<br/>Shittyflute (Cover)
| Thomas Pesquet
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF7lv1gfP1Q]
|}

== Return ==
Due to weather delays and a minor health problem with one of the SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts,<ref name="APNEWS">{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/space-exploration-science-business-weather-26ca18622d5779b79aeac5bc41392cbe |title=SpaceX crew launch bumped to next week; astronaut on mend|work=AP News|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> NASA decided to bring home the Crew-2 astronauts from the ISS before launching Crew-3, thus being the first Crew Dragon indirect handover of space station crews. The Crew Dragon undocked from the station at 19:05 UTC on November 8, 2021, and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 03:33 UTC on November 9, 2021.<ref name="nasa20211107">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-2/2021/11/07/nasa-spacex-adjust-crew-2-station-departure-date/|title=NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-2 Station Departure Date|first=Sarah|last=Loff|website=blogs.nasa|date=November 7, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> One of four parachutes deployed slower than the others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=November 9, 2021|title=SpaceX crew capsule brings astronauts home after nearly 200 days in orbit – Spaceflight Now|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/09/spacex-crew-capsule-brings-astronauts-home-after-nearly-200-days-in-orbit/|access-date=February 2, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|title=SpaceX Crew-2
|align=center
|footer=
|style=text-align:center;
|mode=packed
|File:SpaceX Crew-2 Crew Walkout (NHQ202104230009).jpg
 |Crew-2 astronauts walk out from the O&C Building
 |alt1=Photo of Crew-2 astronauts waving from an elevator of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building
|SpaceX Crew-2 Launch (NHQ202104230037).jpg
 |Launch of Crew-2
 |alt2=Photo of Crew-2 rocket shortly after liftoff
|The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour approaches the International Space Station (iss065e002665).jpg
 |{{ComV|Crew Dragon|Endeavour|full=nolink}} approaching the ISS
 |alt3=View of Crew Dragon Endeavour approaching the ISS with the Earth in the background as seen from Crew Dragon Resilience
|The station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon 5.jpg
 |View of the ISS from ''Endeavour''
 |alt4=View of the ISS as seen from Endeavour after undocking
|NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Splashdown (NHQ202111080001).jpg
 |Crew-2 reentering the atmosphere
 |alt5=Photo of the Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule sitting in the Gulf of Mexico waters shortly after splashdown
|File:NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Splashdown (NHQ202111080023).jpg
 |Crew Dragon ''Endeavour'' on [[Engineering:Shannon (ship)|MV ''GO Navigator'']] after splashdown
 |alt6=Crew Dragon Endeavour is lifted onto MV GO Navigator after splashdown
}}

== See also ==
* [[Engineering:Crew Dragon Endeavour|Crew Dragon Endeavour]]
* [[Engineering:Boeing Starliner|Boeing Starliner]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="sfn20210305">{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/03/05/next-crew-dragon-launch-set-for-april-22/|title=Next Crew Dragon launch set for April 22|first=Stephen|last=Clark |publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="NASA20210305">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-spacex-invite-media-to-next-commercial-crew-launch|title=NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch|last=Potter |first=Sean|publisher=NASA|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

<ref name="JAXA Crew Announcement">{{cite web|website=jaxa.jp|url=https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2020/07/20200728-1_j.html|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020|title=JAXA星出彰彦宇宙飛行士の国際宇宙ステーション（ISS）長期滞在 搭乗機決定について|language=ja}}</ref>

<ref name="ESA20200728">{{cite web|url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Thomas_Pesquet_first_ESA_astronaut_to_ride_a_Dragon_to_space//|title=Thomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to space|publisher=ESA Science and Exploration|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="SA20201119">{{cite twitter|url=https://twitter.com/ShuttleAlmanac/status/1329610072368898048/photo/1|number=1329610072368898048|title=JAXA has announced long stay visits to the ISS for 2022 and 2023 |user=ShuttleAlmanac|last=Powell|first=Joel|date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>
}}

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