SpaceX Crew-3
.jpg) A previous flight of the capsule as it approaches the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | {{#property:P247}} |
| Mission duration | 180 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
| Landing mass | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 2021 (planned)[2] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 2021 |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Time docked | Six months (planned) |
SpaceX Crew-3 will be the third crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the fourth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is currently planned to launch in September 2021.[2][3] At a NASA briefing held on September 29, 2020, Benji Reed, senior director of human spaceflight programs at SpaceX, said final launch date determined by refurbishment of the Resilience capsule after Crew-1 recovery.[4][5] The Crew-3 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.
Crew[edit]
Michal Vaclavik, Czech representative at the European Space Agency, confirmed via Twitter the Crew-3 mission is currently scheduled for September 2021. The mission will send up ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, born in Sankt Wendel in Germany.[2][6][7]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander |  Thomas Marshburn, NASAThird spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Raja Chari, NASA First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Kayla Barron, NASA First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 |  Matthias Maurer, ESAFirst spaceflight | |
| [1] | ||
As of November 2020[update], the Crew-3 backup crew has not yet been announced.
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft commander | TBA | |
| Pilot | TBA | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | TBA | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | TBA | |
Mission[edit]
The third SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is currently scheduled to launch in September 2021.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spaceflight mission report: SpaceX Crew-3". www.spacefacts.de. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, Mike (1 October 2020). "SpaceX and NASA Detail a Packed 12 months for Crew Dragon: What to Know". Inverse. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Clark, Stephen (16 November 2020). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now.
- ↑ Foust, Jeff (30 September 2020). "SpaceX has busy manifest of Dragon missions". Space News. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ Ralph, Eric (9 June 2020). "SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft". teslarati.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ Manned Spaceflight Tweets [@MannedTweets] (8 September 2020). "ESA astronaut, Matthias Maurer, will fly on Crew-3 in September 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Becker, Joachim Wilhelm Josef. "SpaceX Crew-3". Space Facts. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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