SpaceX Crew-4 facts for kids
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Crew Dragon Freedom launches to the ISS with the crew members of Crew-4 onboard.
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| Names | USCV-4 |
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| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 6 months (planned) 969 days and 10 hours (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Cargo Dragon |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
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| Expedition | Expedition 67 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 April 2022, 07:52:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1067.4) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | September 2022 (planned) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.60° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
| Docking date | 27 April 2022, 23:37 UTC |
| Undocking date | June 2022 (planned) |
| Time docked | 968 days and 18 hours (in progress) |
| Docking with ISS (Relocation) |
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| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | June 2022 (planned) |
| Undocking date | September 2022 (planned) |
 SpaceX Crew-4 mission patch  Hines, Cristoforetti, Watkins, and Lindgren (L-R) Commercial Crew Program
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SpaceX Crew-4 is the Crew Dragon's fourth NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 27 April 2022 at 07:52 UTC before docking with the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC. It follows shortly after the private Axiom 1 mission to the ISS earlier in the month utilizing SpaceX hardware. Three American (NASA) astronauts and one European (ESA) astronaut are onboard the mission.
Crew-4 is the maiden flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft named Freedom, named such by the crew because it "celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit". The booster used on this mission was the B1067, which makes it the first Commercial Crew mission to use a booster on its fourth flight (it previously was used to launch SpaceX Crew-3 in 2021).
Crew
NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines were announced on 12 February 2021 to the crew. Samantha Cristoforetti was named the commander of Expedition 68 on 28 May 2021. Jessica Watkins was named Mission specialist on 16 November 2021. Cristoforetti was later removed as commander of Expedition 68 due to the shortening of the Crew-4 mission.
| Position | Astronaut | |
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| Spacecraft commander |  Kjell N. Lindgren, NASAExpedition 67 Second spaceflight |
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| Pilot | Robert Hines, NASA Expedition 67 First spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 1 |  Samantha Cristoforetti, ESAExpedition 67 Second spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 2 | Jessica Watkins, NASA Expedition 67 First spaceflight |
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| Position | Astronaut | |
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| Spacecraft commander | Steve Bowen, NASA |
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| Pilot | Not assigned, NASA |
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| Mission Specialist 1 | Not assigned | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Not assigned | |
Mission
The planned mission duration is around six months. The European part of the mission is called Minerva, named after the Roman goddess of wisdom, and will be European astronaut Cristoforetti's second mission to the ISS.
See also
In Spanish: SpaceX Crew-4 para niños
