Engineering:SpX-DM2

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SpX-DM2
OperatorNASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDragon 2
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size2
MembersDouglas Hurley
Bob Behnken
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 2019
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6 degrees
Docking with ISS
Time docked8 days
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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
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