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.

SpaceX Crew-7
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-7
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 2023 (planned)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateApril 2024 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Undocking dateQ1 2024 (planned)
Time docked90–120 days (planned)
 

Crew

Two astronauts are yet to be announced.

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Jasmin Moghbeli
Expedition 69/70
First spaceflight
Pilot Andreas Mogensen, ESA
Expedition 69/70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Expedition 69/70
Mission Specialist 2 TBA
Expedition 69/70
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander TBA, NASA
Pilot Tim Peake, ESA
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.

References

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