SpaceX is developing a new Crew Dragon spacecraft, the fifth and final one in its fleet, for the Crew-10 mission.
The Crew-9 Crew Dragon required temporary accommodations in the Crew-8 Crew Dragon for Wilmore and Williams due to seat assignments.
The Crew-9 Crew Dragon's departure is now expected to be pushed back to early April 2025.
The pressure suits worn by Williams and Wilmore were only compatible with Starliner, creating compatibility issues with Crew Dragon.
Vast completed the agreement with SpaceX on 2024-12-19 to fly two Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS on private astronaut missions.
All awarded PAM missions to date have used Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon spin tests aim to assess spin rates that initiate unpleasant effects and measure adaptation responses.
Crew Dragon docking with other modules can provide more usable space for artificial gravity tests.
Crew Dragon could facilitate artificial gravity tests at lunar and Martian gravity levels with its Falcon stage as a counterweight.
An inflatable room could increase usable space for spin tests on Crew Dragon.
Jared Isaacman commanded and funded two private astronaut missions flown on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon: Inspiration4 in September 2021 and Polaris Dawn in September 2024.
ASAP identified Crew Dragon parachute observations from the Crew-8 splashdown on 2024-10-25 that included a lagging behavior where one of four main parachutes opened somewhat slower than the other three.
The four Crew-8 members returned to Earth early 2024-10-25 on a Crew Dragon spacecraft after completing a 235-day mission.
NASA reported that the unidentified astronaut experienced a medical issue after the Crew Dragon splashdown off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
NASA will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station in 2025.
NASA will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in 2025.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth on the Crew-9 Crew Dragon spacecraft that is scheduled to launch to the station on 2024-09-25.
NASA decided on 2024-08-24 to return Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to Earth uncrewed to free up its docking port for Crew-9 Crew Dragon.
Crew Dragon spent six orbits at the approximately 1,400-kilometer apogee before lowering it to about 700 km for the spacewalk.
About 15 hours after launch, Crew Dragon maneuvered to raise its apogee to approximately 1,400 km.