SpaceX Crew-3

SpaceX Crew-3
Endurance docked at the ISS
NamesUSCV-3
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2021-103A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.49407Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration176 days, 2 hours, 39 minutes, 52 seconds
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endurance
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,055 kg (26,577 lb)[1]
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 66 / 67
Start of mission
Launch date11 November 2021, 02:03:31 (11 November 2021, 02:03:31) UTC (10 November, 9:03:31 pm EDT)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1067.2)
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV Shannon
Landing date6 May 2022, 04:43:23 (6 May 2022, 04:43:23) UTC (12:43:23 am EDT)[2]
Landing siteGulf of Mexico, near Clearwater, Florida
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Docking date11 November 2021, 23:32 UTC
Undocking date5 May 2022, 05:20 UTC[2][3]
Time docked174 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes

Mission patch

From left: Chari, Marshburn, Maurer and Barron

SpaceX Crew-3 was the Crew Dragon's third NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its fifth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission successfully launched on 11 November 2021 at 02:03:31 UTC to the International Space Station.[4] It was the maiden flight of Crew Dragon Endurance.[5]

This launch brought the total number of humans who have been to space to more than 600 with Maurer (600) and Barron (601).[6]

  1. ^ "Dragon Endurance". NASA. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021. Mass: 12055 kg
  2. ^ a b Kelvey, Jon (2 May 2022). "Nasa's Crew-3 astronauts set to return to Earth this week". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2022. Nasa's head of human spaceflight Kathy Lueders said the space agency aims to have the Crew-3 astronauts undock from the ISS in their Crew Dragon spacecraft around pm EDT on Wednesday 4 May, with a splashdown off the Florida coast to follow on 5 May.
  3. ^ Kanayama, Lee (27 April 2022). "Crew Dragon Freedom makes its first docking at the ISS on the Crew-4 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022. This handover is expected to be complete by May 4, when Endurance is slated to depart the ISS, however this timeline will be contingent on recovery weather conditions.
  4. ^ "SpaceX debuts new Dragon capsule in launch to the International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ Clark, Stephen. "Astronauts choose 'Endurance' as name for new SpaceX crew capsule – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ Roulette, Joey (10 November 2021). "More than 600 human beings have now been to space". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021. They've tipped the number of people to have gone to space to over 600, according to a tally maintained by NASA