SpaceX Crew-7
SpaceX Crew-7 is planned to be the seventh crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the thirteenth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch in September 2023. The Crew-7 mission would transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of March 2022, one NASA astronaut, Jasmin Moghbeli and one ESA astronaut, Andreas Mogensen of Denmark have been assigned to the mission as the first non-American to serve as a pilot, with two more astronauts to be named later.
![]() Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. | |
Names | USCV-7 |
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Mission type | ISS crew transport |
Operator | SpaceX |
Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 4 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 2023 (planned) |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Landing date | April 2024 (planned) |
Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Harmony forward |
Undocking date | Q1 2024 (planned) |
Time docked | 90–120 days (planned) |
Crew
Two astronauts are yet to be announced.
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | ![]() Expedition 69/70 First spaceflight | |
Pilot | ![]() Expedition 69/70 Second spaceflight | |
Mission Specialist 1 | TBA Expedition 69/70 | |
Mission Specialist 2 | TBA Expedition 69/70 |
Position | Astronaut | |
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Spacecraft commander | ![]() | |
Pilot | ![]() | |
Mission Specialist 1 | TBA | |
Mission Specialist 2 | TBA |
Mission
The seventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in September 2023.
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