Launch America

Launch America is a public–private partnership between United States and multiple space companies, closely related to the NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The term "Launch America" was used as early as May 2016.[1]

Launch America
Status	Active
Genre	Long-term public-private partnership
Country	United States
Years active	1
Previous event	Crew Dragon Demo-2
Organized by	NASA

The first space launch under the "Launch America" banner occurred at the Demo-2 mission on 30 May 2020, successfully taking two astronauts to the International Space Station. This marked both the first launch of astronauts by a wholly commercial provider mission in the world, as well as the first crewed space launch by the U.S. in a decade, and the first ever crewed space launch by SpaceX.[2][3][4]

The second flight to space under "Launch America" was SpaceX Crew-1, carrying NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker along with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, all members of the Expedition 64 crew. The mission is the second overall crewed orbital flight of the Crew Dragon.[5]

The third flight to space under "Launch America" was SpaceX Crew-2, carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, all members of the Expedition 65 crew. The mission is the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Crew Dragon and the first NASA orbital flight to reuse a crewed vehicle since STS-135 in 2011.[6]