SpaceX Crew-1 facts for kids
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| Names | USCV-1, Crew-1 |
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| Mission type | Crewed mission to ISS |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 1682 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes (in progress) ~180 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Cargo Dragon C207 Resilience |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 November 2020, 00:27:17 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | KSC, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | May 2021 (planned) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony Forward |
| Docking date | 17 November 2020, 04:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | May 2021 (planned) |
| Time docked | 1681 days, 4 hours and 33 minutes (in progress) 180 days (planned) |
 SpaceX Crew-1 logo  (l-r) Walker, Glover, Hopkins and Noguchi Commercial Crew Program
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SpaceX Crew-1 was the first regular flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. It was a very important mission. This flight carried astronauts to the ISS. It showed that SpaceX could safely transport people into space.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft for this mission was named Resilience. It was supposed to launch on October 31, 2020. But bad weather caused delays. The launch finally happened on November 15.
Four astronauts were on board. They were NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker. Also, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi joined them. All four were part of the Expedition 64 crew on the ISS.
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Meet the Crew Members
This section introduces the brave astronauts who flew on the Crew-1 mission. They each had important jobs during the flight.
| Position | Astronaut | |
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| Spacecraft commander |  Michael S. Hopkins, NASAExpedition 64 Second spaceflight |
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| Pilot | Victor J. Glover, NASA Expedition 64 First spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 1 |  Soichi Noguchi, JAXAExpedition 64 Third spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 2 | Shannon Walker, NASA Expedition 64 Second spaceflight |
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The Mission to Space
The Resilience space capsule connected to the ISS after its launch. The astronauts lived and worked on the ISS for about six months. After their mission, they safely returned to Earth.
Key Moments of the Flight
Here is a timeline of the important events during the Crew-1 launch and journey to orbit.
| Mission Time | UTC Time | Date (UTC) | What Happened |
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| T+00:00:00 | 00:27:15 | 16 November 2020 |
The rocket lifted off from the launch pad. |
| T+00:02:37 | 00:29:52 | The first stage engines turned off (MECO). | |
| T+00:02:40 | 00:29:55 | The Falcon 9 rocket separated its first stage from the second stage. | |
| T+00:02:48 | 00:30:03 | The engines on the second stage started. | |
| T+00:08:50 | 00:36:05 | The second stage engines turned off (SECO-1). | |
| T+00:09:29 | 00:36:44 | The first stage of the rocket landed on a special ship in the ocean. | |
| T+00:12:03 | 00:39:18 | The Crew Dragon spacecraft separated from the second stage of the rocket. |
Images for kids
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A window view of Earth from the Dragon 2 capsule during Expedition 64
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The crew inside the capsule during the rendezvous process
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See also
In Spanish: SpaceX Crew-1 para niños
