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| Names | USCV-8 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-042A |
| SATCAT no. | 59097 |
| Mission duration | 214 days, 39 minutes, 20 seconds (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endeavour |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 70 / 71 / 72 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2024, 03:53:38 UTC (3 March, 10:53:38 pm EST)[1][2] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1083.1), Flight 305 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Megan or MV Shannon |
| Landing date | 8 October 2024 (planned) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.65° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward[3] |
| Docking date | 5 March 2024, 08:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2 May 2024, 12:57 UTC |
| Time docked | 58 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes |
| Docking with ISS (relocation)[a] | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
| Docking date | 2 May 2024, 13:46 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 October 2024, 07:00 UTC (planned) |
| Time docked | 154 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes (in progress) |
 SpaceX Crew-8 mission patch  From left: Grebenkin, Barratt, Dominick, and Epps | |
SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight and the 13th overall crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission launched on 4 March 2024.
The Crew-8 mission transported four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). Three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, were assigned to the mission.[4][5]
The Crew-8 mission was extended to accommodate problems encountered by the Boeing Crew Flight Test during its mission. The crew outfitted the Crew-8 capsule to accommodate two extra astronauts if an emergency occurs prior to Crew-9 docking. Crew-8 will undock after Crew-9 docked on September 29, 2024.[6]
- ^ "Crew-8 Launch to Dock Summary Timeline" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Parra, Marissa; Cohen, Rebecca (4 March 2024). "SpaceX, NASA successfully launch manned Crew-8 mission to International Space Station". NBC News. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Crew-8 Mission Overview" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). n.d. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
Crew-8 will dock to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module
- ^ "What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission – NASA". 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "NASA Astronaut from Syracuse is ready for liftoff". WXXI News. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Stich, Steve (24 August 2024). NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Status News Conference. NASA. Event occurs at 1:22:00. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via YouTube.
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