Endurance launches to the ISS with Crew-7 onboard | |
| Names | USCV-7 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-128A |
| SATCATno. | 57697 |
| Mission duration | 199 days, 2 hours, 19 minutes |
| 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 | |
| Expedition | Expedition 69/70 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 26, 2023, 07:27:27 (2023-08-26UTC07:27:27Z) UTC (3:27:27 am EDT)[1][2] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1081‑1),Flight 249 |
| Launch site | Kennedy,LC‑39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Megan |
| Landing date | March 12, 2024, 09:47 (2024-03-12UTC09:48Z) UTC (5:47 am EDT) |
| Landing site | Gulf of Mexico, nearPensacola, Florida |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith[3] |
| Docking date | August 27, 2023, 13:16 UTC |
| Undocking date | March 11, 2024, 15:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 197 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes |
From top to bottom, left to right: NASA, SpaceX, ESA, and JAXA mission patches From left:Borisov,Mogensen,Moghbeli andFurukawa | |
SpaceX Crew-7 was the seventh crewed operational NASACommercial Crew flight and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight of aCrew Dragon spacecraft. The mission launched on August 26, 2023.[1] The Crew-7 mission transported four crew members to theInternational Space Station (ISS), consisting of oneNASA astronautJasmin Moghbeli, oneESA astronautAndreas Mogensen ofDenmark, oneJAXA astronautSatoshi Furukawa, and oneRoscosmos cosmonautKonstantin Borisov. Mogensen was the first non-American to serve as a pilot of Crew Dragon.[4]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Expedition 69/70 First spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Expedition 69/70 Second spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Expedition 69/70 Second spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | Expedition 69/70 First spaceflight | |
| References:[5][6][7][8][9][10] | ||
| Position[11][12] | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | ||
| Pilot | ||
| Mission specialist | ||
| Mission specialist | ||
The seventh SpaceX operational mission in theCommercial Crew Program launched on August 26, 2023.[1][2] The European segment of the mission is called Huginn, named after the raven from Norse mythology of thesame name.[13]
One week after the arrival ofCrew-8, Crew-7 undocked from the ISS, returning to Earth by splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida on March 12, 2024.[14]