SpaceX Crew-5 facts for kids
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Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
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| Names | USCV-5 |
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| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) |
| 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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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 2022 (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | March 2023 (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 | September 2022 (planned) |
| Undocking date | December 2022 (planned) |
| Time docked | 90–120 days (planned) |
Commercial Crew Program
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SpaceX Crew-5 is planned to be the fifth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eighth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch in September 2022 and is due to transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of December 2021[update], two NASA astronauts, one JAXA astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut have been assigned to the mission. Three of the currently assigned crew members were assigned following delays to Boeing's Starliner programme. Commander Nicole Mann was reassigned to the flight from Boeing's Boe-CFT mission, while Pilot Josh Cassada and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata transferred from Boeing Starliner-1. Anna Kikina was reassigned from Soyuz MS-22. Three of the four crew members would be making their first space flight, the exception being Koichi Wakata who is a veteran with multiple previous flights.
However, continued international collaboration on ISS missions has been thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia.
Crew
This might be the first Crew Dragon mission to fly a Russian cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, and thus be a part of the Soyuz-Dragon crew swap system of keeping at least one NASA astronaut and one Roscosmos cosmonaut on each of the crew rotation missions. This ensures both countries have a presence on the station, and the ability to maintain their separate systems if either Soyuz or commercial crew vehicles are grounded for an extended period. This could become the first time a Russian cosmonaut flies on a U.S. spacecraft since Nikolai Budarin who flew upon STS-113.
But, if the exchange doesn't start for this flight, Jeanette Epps is expected to make her first flight on Crew-5.
| Position | Astronaut | |
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| Spacecraft commander |  Nicole Aunapu Mann, NASAExpedition 67 / 68 First spaceflight |
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| Pilot | Josh A. Cassada, NASA Expedition 67/68 First spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 1 |  Koichi Wakata, JAXAExpedition 67/68 Fifth spaceflight |
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| Mission Specialist 2 |  Anna Kikina, RoscosmosExpedition 67/68 First spaceflight |
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| Position | Astronaut | |
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| Spacecraft commander | TBA, NASA |
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| Pilot | TBA, NASA |
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| Mission Specialist 1 | TBA | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | TBA | |
Mission
The fifth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is scheduled to launch in September 2022.
See also
In Spanish: SpaceX Crew-5 para niños
