SpaceX Crew-2
SpaceX Crew-2 was the second operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program. The mission was launched on 23 April 2021 at 09:49:02 UTC, and docked to the International Space Station on 24 April at 09:08 UTC.
Endeavour approaches the ISS | |
| Names | USCV-2 (2012–2019) Crew-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-030A |
| SATCAT no. | 48209 |
| Mission duration | 199 days, 17 hours and 43 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endeavour |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,055 kg (26,577 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 65 / 66 |
| EVAs | 4 |
| EVA duration | 27 hours and 22 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 April 2021, 09:49:02 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1061.2) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | GO Navigator |
| Landing date | 9 November 2021, 03:33 UTC |
| Landing site | Gulf of Mexico |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with International Space Station | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 24 April 2021, 09:10 UTC |
| Undocking date | 21 July 2021, 10:45 UTC |
| Time docked | 88 days |
| Docking with International Space Station (relocation) | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
| Docking date | 21 July 2021, 11:36 UTC |
| Undocking date | 8 November 2021, 19:05 UTC |
| Time docked | 110 days |
SpaceX Crew-2 mission patch McArthur, Pesquet, Hoshide and Kimbrough | |
SpaceX Crew-2 used the same capsule as Crew Dragon Demo-2 (Endeavour) and launched on the same Falcon 9 booster as SpaceX Crew-1 (B1061.1).
With its return to Earth the evening of 9 November 2021, the mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft, 199 days.
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