SpaceX Crew-7

SpaceX Crew-7 is planned to be the seventh crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch on 17 August 2023.[1] The Crew-7 mission would transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of August 2022, one NASA astronaut, Jasmin Moghbeli, one ESA astronaut, Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Konstantin Borisov, have been assigned to the mission, with Mogensen as the first non-American to serve as a pilot of Crew Dragon. Satoshi Furukawa was named to this mission in 2022.[2]

SpaceX Crew-7
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-7
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endurance
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch date17 August 2023 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateQ1 2024 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward or zenit.
Docking dateQ3 2023
Undocking dateQ1 2024 (planned)
Time docked180 days (planned)
 

Crew
Prime crew
Position[3] Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Jasmin Moghbeli[4]
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Pilot Denmark Andreas Mogensen[5], ESA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Japan Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Konstantin Borisov[6][7], Roscosmos
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Matthew Dominick[8], NASA
Pilot United States Michael Barratt[9], NASA
Mission Specialist 1 United States Jeanette Epps[10], NASA
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Alexander Grebyonkin[11], Roscosmos

Mission

The seventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in August 2023.

The European segment of the mission is called Huginn.

References
    1. Clark, Stephen (1 April 2023). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
    2. "JAXA Satoshi Furukawa". JAXA humans in space. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    3. "Moghbeli, Mogensen Named to SpaceX Crew-7 Mission - AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    4. "NASA astronaut from Long Island set to make 1st trip to space". ABC7 New York. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    5. "ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space". www.esa.int. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
    6. "Medics find Russian cosmonauts fit for flying on Crew Dragon to ISS".
    7. Новости, Р. И. А. (26 July 2022). "Космонавт Борисов отправится на МКС на американском корабле". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    8. "В ЦПК состоялась совместная тренировка дублирующих экипажей". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
    9. "В ЦПК состоялась совместная тренировка дублирующих экипажей". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
    10. "В ЦПК состоялась совместная тренировка дублирующих экипажей". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
    11. "К перекрёстным полётам Роскосмоса и NASA добавили одну миссию". IXBT (in Russian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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