News Archive / Tagged: Crew Dragon

• SpaceX Crew-6 mission returns to Earth after 186 days in orbit

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 4th, 2023

  Three astronauts and one cosmonaut returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending roughly six months aboard the International Space Station.

• Crew-7 mission launches to the International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonAugust 26th, 2023

  SpaceX launched the multinational Crew-7 Dragon mission carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

• Axiom-2 crew back on Earth after capsule splashes down in Gulf

  Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2023

  After nearly 10 days in space, the all-private Axiom-2 astronauts are back on Earth, having splashed down in their Dragon capsule in the water off the coast of Florida.

• Axiom-2 crew reaches International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMay 22nd, 2023

  The four-person private Axiom-2 mission has docked with the International Space Station to begin an eight-day science mission aboard the outpost.

• ‘Let Freedom fly’: Private Axiom-2 mission launches to ISS

  Derek RichardsonMay 21st, 2023

  SpaceX launches Axiom Space’s second all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station using its Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• Crew-4 astronauts return to Earth after six-month spaceflight

  Derek RichardsonOctober 14th, 2022

  Crew Dragon Freedom has returned to Earth with four astronauts after nearly six months at the International Space Station.

• Crew-5 Dragon launches astronauts, cosmonaut to Space Station

  Theresa CrossOctober 5th, 2022

  Three astronauts and one cosmonaut are bound for the International Space Station after launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Crew-5 mission.

• SpaceX, NASA looking at potential to reboost Hubble telescope

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 29th, 2022

  NASA has signed a contract with SpaceX to study the possibility of reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using Crew Dragon.

• Cosmonaut to fly aboard SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon in September

  Theresa CrossJuly 22nd, 2022

  SpaceX is targeting late September for the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, which will see the first Russian cosmonaut fly aboard Dragon.

• Astronaut-cosmonaut crew seat exchange deal finalized

  Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2022

  A crew seat exchange deal has been formalized by NASA and Roscosmos and should see a Russian cosmonaut fly in Crew Dragon in September.

• Crew-4 arrives at International Space Station in Dragon ‘Freedom’

  Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2022

  Less than 16 hours after launching from Florida, the Crew-4 astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin a five-month stay aboard the outpost.

• Freedom soars: Crew-4 astronauts launch to Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  In a beautiful early-morning liftoff, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent Dragon Freedom with four Crew-4 astronauts into space for a multi-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

• Crew-4 astronauts set to fly to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  The astronauts of the Crew-4 mission are set to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft less than two days after the completion of the all-private Axiom Space mission.

• All-private Axiom Space astronauts return to Earth

  Derek RichardsonApril 25th, 2022

  Four private Axiom Space astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending two weeks aboard the International Space Station performing science and outreach activities.

• Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Kennedy in advance of ISS mission

  Theresa CrossApril 18th, 2022

  The next set of astronauts bound for the International Space Station has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in advance of their launch.