Engineering:SpaceX Crew-8
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Short description: Planned 2024 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
![]() Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. | |
Names | USCV-8 |
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Mission type | ISS crew transport |
Operator | SpaceX |
Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Crew Dragon C206 Endeavour |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members |
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Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 February 2024 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1083.1) |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing date | Q3 2024 (planned) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony' Forward or zenith |
Docking date | Q1 2024 (planned) |
Undocking date | Q3 2024 (planned) |
Time docked | 180 days (planned) |
File:SpaceX Crew-8 logo.png SpaceX Crew-8 mission patch File:SpaceX crew 8 crew portrait.jpg (L-R) Grebenkin, Barratt, Dominick and Epps |
SpaceX Crew-8 is planned to be the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the 13th overall crewed orbital flight.[2] The mission is planned to launch in early 2024.[3][4]
The Crew-8 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). (As of August 2023), three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, have been assigned to the mission. Jeanette Epps was previously assigned to Boeing Starliner missions.[5][6]
Crew
Position[3] | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | ![]() Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() Expedition 70 / 71 Third spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | ![]() Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | ![]() Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight |
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | ![]() First spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() Third spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | ![]() Fourth spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 2 | ![]() First spaceflight |
Mission
The eighth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in early 2024.[7]
References
- ↑ published, Mike Wall (2024-02-01). "SpaceX, NASA targeting Feb. 22 for launch of Crew-8 astronaut mission" (in en). https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-8-launch-february-22.
- ↑ "NASA, SpaceX Target NET Feb. 22 to Launch Crew-8 – NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission" (in en-US). 2024-01-31. https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-8/2024/01/31/nasa-spacex-target-net-feb-22-to-launch-crew-8/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 O'Shea, Claire A. (5 August 2023). "Space Station Assignments Out for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/space-station-assignments-out-for-nasa-s-spacex-crew-8-mission.
- ↑ published, Mike Wall (2024-02-01). "SpaceX, NASA targeting Feb. 22 for launch of Crew-8 astronaut mission" (in en). https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-8-launch-february-22.
- ↑ "What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission - NASA" (in en-US). 2024-01-26. https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/commercial-crew/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasas-spacex-crew-8-mission/.
- ↑ "NASA Astronaut from Syracuse is ready for liftoff" (in en). 2024-01-30. https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2024-01-30/nasa-astronaut-from-syracuse-is-ready-for-liftoff.
- ↑ published, Mike Wall (2024-02-01). "SpaceX, NASA targeting Feb. 22 for launch of Crew-8 astronaut mission" (in en). https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-8-launch-february-22.
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