.jpg) Freedom launches to the ISS with the crew members of Crew-4 onboard. | |
| Names | USCV-4 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-042A |
| SATCATno. | 52318 |
| Mission duration | 170 days, 13 hours, 2 minutes, 32 seconds[1][2] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Freedom |
| 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 | |
| Expedition | Expedition 67/68 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 27, 2022, 07:52:55 (2022-04-27UTC07:52:55Z) UTC (3:52:55 am EDT)[3] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5B1067-4 |
| Launch site | Kennedy,LC‑39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Megan |
| Landing date | October 14, 2022, 20:55:27 (2022-10-14UTC20:55:28Z) UTC (4:55:27 pm EDT) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean, nearJacksonville, Florida[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
| Docking date | April 27, 2022, 23:37 UTC |
| Undocking date | October 14, 2022, 16:05 UTC[5] |
| Time docked | 169 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes |
   NASA (left), SpaceX (middle), and ESA (right) mission patches  From left:Hines,Cristoforetti,Watkins andLindgren | |
SpaceX Crew-4 was theCrew Dragon's fourthNASACommercial Crew operational flight, and its seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on April 27, 2022, at 07:52UTC[6] before docking with theInternational Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC. It followed shortly after the privateAxiom 1 mission to the ISS earlier in the month utilizing SpaceX hardware. Three American (NASA)astronauts and oneEuropean (ESA) astronaut were on board the mission.[7][8][9]
Crew-4 was themaiden flight of theCrew Dragon spacecraft namedFreedom, named such by the crew because it "celebrates a fundamentalhuman right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit".[10] Thebooster 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 launchSpaceX Crew-3 in 2021).[11]
NASA astronautsKjell Lindgren andRobert Hines were announced on February 12, 2021, to the crew.[7][8]Samantha Cristoforetti was named the commander of Expedition 68 on May 28, 2021.[12]Jessica Watkins was namedmission specialist on November 16, 2021.[13] Cristoforetti was later removed as commander of Expedition 68 due to the shortening of the Crew-4 mission.[14]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Kjell N. Lindgren,NASA Expedition 67/68 Second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Robert Hines,NASA Expedition 67/68 First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Samantha Cristoforetti,ESA Expedition 67/68 Second spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Jessica Watkins,NASA Expedition 67/68 First spaceflight | |
| Position[15] | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Steve Bowen,NASA | |
The mission duration was 170 days.[4] TheEuropean part of the mission was calledMinerva,[16] named after theRoman goddess of wisdom,[17] and it was European astronaut Cristoforetti's second mission to the ISS.
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Crew-4 is scheduled for a long duration stay of up to six months aboard station conducting science and maintenance before returning to Earth in the fall of 2022.
Crew-4's Dragon capsule, named Freedom, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (Oct. 14) at 12:05 p.m. EDT (1605 GMT)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.Inspired by the Roman goddess of wisdom, the handicrafts and the arts, the name Minerva is a homage to the competence and sophisticated craftmanship of the men and women all over the world who make human spaceflight possible.
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