No description available.
Launch Date
11/16/2020
Launch Site
KSC LC39A
,
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5 (Falcon 9 Family)
NASA planned to evaluate Demo-2 and Crew-1 mission outcomes before determining whether to negotiate for an additional Soyuz seat for a spring 2021 launch.
SpaceX is completing the Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission, and that spacecraft is scheduled to ship to Kennedy Space Center by the end of July.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft designated for Crew-1 was nearing completion at SpaceX’s Hawthorne, California factory and was scheduled to ship to Florida in early August 2020.
NASA expects Crew-2 will use the Falcon 9 booster that launches Crew-1 and will use the Crew Dragon capsule from the Demo-2 mission.
NASA replaced two Merlin engines in the Falcon 9 booster that will launch the Crew-1 commercial crew mission scheduled for 2020-11-14 from Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX will refurbish the Demo-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft for use on Crew-2 and will launch it using the same booster that will launch the Crew-1 mission in October 2020.
The first operational SpaceX Crew Dragon mission, Crew-1, is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2020-10-23 for a six-month stay on the International Space Station.
NASA previously delayed the Crew-1 launch from 2020-10-23 to 2020-10-31 to provide more time to complete certification work on the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The 2020-10-02 scrub prompted NASA to postpone a Falcon 9 launch of the Crew-1 commercial crew mission that had been scheduled for 2020-10-31 to the first half of November.
An investigation into a gas generator problem that caused the 2020-10-02 scrub led NASA to postpone the Falcon 9 Crew-1 commercial crew mission that had been scheduled for 2020-10-31.
The 2020 commercial crew COVID-19 cost increase included costs for NASA aircraft used for mission-essential travel and socially distanced lodging ahead of the Demo-2 and Crew-1 launches.
The Falcon 9 first stage that launched on 2021-06-06 previously launched NASA’s Crew-1 and Crew-2 commercial crew missions.
SpaceX implemented minor changes to the new Crew Dragon based on experience from previous flights, including Crew-1.
A direct handover was used for Crew-2 arrival in April 2021 and Crew-1 departure in May 2021.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on Transporter-4 previously supported the Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, and one Starlink mission.
The 2022-12-29 Falcon 9 booster previously supported Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and two Starlink missions.