Jared Isaacman has flown in space twice on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during Inspiration4 in September 2021 and Polaris Dawn in September 2024.
Crew Dragon has become a key component for the International Space Station.
The extension includes two NASA astronaut flights on Soyuz missions in 2025 and 2026, and three Roscosmos cosmonaut flights on Crew Dragon missions between 2025 and 2027.
The International Space Station currently has SpaceX's crew transport spacecraft Crew Dragon and cargo spacecraft Cargo Dragon, JAXA's cargo spacecraft HTV-X1, two Russian crew transport spacecraft Soyuz, two cargo spacecraft Progress, and Cygnus XL connected.
NASA prefers to alternate between Starliner and Crew Dragon for crew rotation missions, limiting each vehicle to one mission per year.
There is little time for additional Starliner missions beyond the four under contract unless Crew Dragon has problems or the life of the space station is extended.
NASA's Commercial Crew vehicles, led by SpaceX's Crew Dragon, provide primary U.S. and partner access to the ISS.
Wilmore and Williams returned to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
The Falcon 9 Block 5 booster was first used for the Axiom Space Mission 2 Crew Dragon mission.
Axiom's private mission will use Crew Dragon capsules for astronauts.
NASA has a similar relationship with SpaceX for purchasing services from its Falcon 9 rocket and spacecraft, such as Cargo Dragon and Crew Dragon.
The Ax-4 Crew Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on June 26.
The Ax-4 Crew Dragon capsule was named Grace by the crew.
Shubhanshu Shukla launched to the International Space Station on June 25 in a Crew Dragon capsule atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as part of the Axiom Space Ax-4 mission crew.
Axiom Space has partnered with SpaceX to launch commercial astronauts to the International Space Station using the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket.
Shubhanshu Shukla’s flight to the International Space Station on the Ax-4 Axiom Space mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon as mission pilot is rescheduled for June 10, 2025.
NASA announced delays in the production of the new Crew Dragon capsule originally slated for Crew-10.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom undocked from the International Space Station in the early morning hours last Tuesday.
Steve Stich, NASA's commercial crew program manager, indicated that plans to swap Crew Dragon spacecraft predated Musk and Trump's comments.
If Starship reliability is not sufficient for Artemis 4, astronauts could be launched into Earth orbit aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.