Engineering:SpX-DM2
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Operator | NASA |
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Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Dragon 2 |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Crew | |
Crew size | 2 |
Members | Douglas Hurley Bob Behnken |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 2019 |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with ISS | |
Time docked | 8 days |
SpX-DM2 (SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2) is the mission designation of the first crewed test flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1] It is scheduled for launch in June 2019[2] with a crew of two.[3] It will be the first manned flight of an American spacecraft into orbit since STS-135 in July 2011.
Crew
Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley were announced as the crew on 3 August 2018.[3]
Position | Astronaut | |
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TBA | Douglas Hurley Third spaceflight | |
TBA | Bob Behnken Third spaceflight |
Back-up crew
Kjell N. Lindgren will serve as backup for both the test flight and first mission crews for Dragon 2.
See also
References
- ↑ "Upcoming Missions". https://spacexnow.com/upcoming.php.
- ↑ "NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Target Test Flight Dates". October 4, 2018. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/10/04/nasas-commercial-crew-program-target-test-flight-dates-4/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lewis, Marie (3 August 2018). "Meet the Astronauts Flying SpaceX’s Demo-2". https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2018/08/03/meet-the-astronauts-flying-spacexs-demo-2/.