Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX USCV-2 (NASA Crew Flight 2)
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX Crew-2 will be the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight. It will use the same Falcon 9 first stage as the Crew-1 mission and the same Crew Dragon capsule as the Demo-2 mission (Endeavour).
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has many pads, on the East Coast of the US they own SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral and LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center for their lower inclination launches. They also own SLC-4E at Vandenberg, California for their high inclination launches. Another site is also being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Serial C206
Launch Crew Count 4
Status Active
Landing Time N/A
Crew
Robert S. Kimbrough
Spacecraft Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1967-06-04
Status Active
Type Government
K. Megan McArthur
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1971-08-30
Status Active
Type Government
Akihiko Hoshide
Mission Specialist
Nationality Japanese
Date Of Birth 1968-12-28
Status Active
Type Government
Thomas Pesquet
Mission Specialist
Nationality French
Date Of Birth 1978-02-27
Status Active
Type Government
Falcon 9 Block 5
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes
Launch Success 57
Consecutive Success 57
Maiden Flight 2018-05-11
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1061
Status unknown
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Unknown
Type ASDS
Location OCISLY
Updates
Programs
Commercial Crew Program
The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a human spaceflight program operated by NASA, in association with American aerospace manufacturers Boeing and SpaceX. The program conducts rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program, transporting crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, in the first crewed orbital spaceflights operated by private companies.
International Space Station
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Related Events
SpaceX Crew-2 Crew News Conference
2021-03-01T19:00:00+0000
The crew of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur as well as JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will answer press questions during a live-streamed news conference.
SpaceX Crew-2 "Endeavour" Crew Dragon Docking
2021-04-24T09:10:00+0000
The "Endeavour" Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet to the International Space Station as crew members of Expedition 65.
SpaceX Crew-2 "Endeavour" Crew Dragon Hatch Opening
2021-04-24T11:15:00+0000
The "Endeavour" Crew Dragon hatch will be opened, allowing NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet to enter the International Space Station as crew members of Expedition 65.
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