SpaceX Crew-5
SpaceX Crew-5 was the fifth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eighth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission was successfully launched on 5 October 2022 with the aim of transporting four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the ISS on 6 October 2022 at 21:01 UTC.
Crew Dragon Endurance lifts off from LC-39A with the Crew-5 astronauts aboard. | |
| Names | USCV-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-124A |
| SATCAT no. | 53963 |
| Mission duration | 157 days, 10 hours and 1 minute |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endurance |
| 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 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 October 2022, 16:00:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5, (B1077.1) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | Shannon (ship) |
| Landing date | 12 March 2023, 02:02 UTC |
| Landing site | Gulf of Mexico |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.68° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 6 October 2022, 21:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | 11 March 2023, 07:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 155 days, 10 hours and 19 minutes |
SpaceX Crew-5 mission patch (L-R) Kikina, Cassada, Mann and Wakata | |
The crew for this mission comprised two NASA astronauts, one JAXA astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut. Three of the crew members were assigned to this mission due to delays in Boeing's Starliner program. Commander Nicole Mann was reassigned 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.
Among the crew members, three were embarking on their first spaceflight, while Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata was a veteran of four previous space flights.