NASA returned Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon after an extended stay on the International Space Station.
NASA returned Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon after their extended stay on the International Space Station.
SpaceX received human-rating certification for Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 in 2020.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" capsule remained powered and ready to undock as an emergency evacuation lifeboat.
Five crew members sheltered inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" capsule during the emergency directive.
On Friday, June 5, 2026, NASA issued an emergency directive for astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
SpaceX returned the two Starliner pilots to Earth on a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon seat costs to the International Space Station have increased faster than inflation.
Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon no earlier than September 12, 2026.
NASA concluded that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore could leave the International Space Station in an emergency on Starliner or Crew Dragon.
The four private Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station launched to date through Axiom Space have each spent approximately 18 days aboard the station, and one lasted 8 days.
EPIC foresees acquiring a Crew Dragon mission in the first quarter of 2028 for a medium-duration stay on the International Space Station.
ESA intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station for its astronauts.
EPIC includes the acquisition of a Crew Dragon mission for the first quarter of 2028.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Williams and Wilmore were moved to SpaceX Crew-9, which required removing two astronauts from that Crew Dragon manifest to accommodate the Starliner astronauts.
Mike Fincke participated in the original Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts award and worked on development of both SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
NASA planned an uncrewed Starliner test flight in the spring to summer timeframe as part of the path to recertification and return to operational rotations with Crew Dragon.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth last March on a SpaceX Crew Dragon after an eight-day test flight that turned into an eight-month expedition.
The two astronauts originally on Starliner’s Crew Flight Test transferred to a SpaceX Crew Dragon in March 2025.