SpaceX Crew-2

SpaceX Crew-2
Endeavour approaches the ISS
Names
  • USCV-2 (2012–2019)
  • Crew-2
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2021-030A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.48209Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration199 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes, 13 seconds
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,055 kg (26,577 lb)[1]
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 65 / 66
Start of mission
Launch date23 April 2021, 09:49:02 (23 April 2021, 09:49:02) UTC (5:27:17 am EDT)[2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1061.2)
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV GO Navigator
Landing date9 November 2021, 03:33:15 (9 November 2021, 03:33:15) UTC (10:33:15 am EST)
Landing siteGulf of Mexico, near Pensacola, Florida
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Docking date24 April 2021, 09:07:55 UTC
Undocking date21 July 2021, 10:45 UTC
Time docked88 days, 1 hour, 37 minutes
Docking with ISS (relocation)[a]
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date21 July 2021, 11:36 UTC
Undocking date8 November 2021, 19:05 UTC[5]
Time docked110 days, 7 hours, 29 minutes

Mission patch

From left: McArthur, Pesquet, Hoshide and Kimbrough

SpaceX Crew-2 was the second operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program. The mission was launched on 23 April 2021 at 09:49:02 UTC, and docked to the International Space Station on 24 April at 09:08 UTC.[2]

SpaceX Crew-2 used the same capsule as Crew Dragon Demo-2 (Endeavour) and launched on the same Falcon 9 booster as SpaceX Crew-1 (B1061.1).

With its return to Earth the evening of 9 November 2021, the mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft, 199 days.[6]

  1. ^ "Dragon Endeavour 2". NASA. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021. Mass: 12055 kg
  2. ^ a b "SpaceX's Crew-2 launch lights up the predawn sky with a spectacular show (photos)". Space.com. 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Crew-2 Port Relocation on Space Station". NASA. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Starliner capsule fueled for unpiloted test flight to International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasa20211107 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Kathleen Ellis (9 November 2021). "Crew-2 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico". NASA. Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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