NASA-SpaceX to launch first operational flight of Crew Dragon in October

After Elon Musk's X me history with NASA-X Crew Dragon successful test mission, iconic duo is all set to put toger next launch earlier than October 23. second mission would be first operational flight with astronauts of Crew Dragon craft and Falcon 9 rocket to International   Station (ISS) as a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. 

future NASA’s XCrew-1 mission will mark first of regular rotational missions to station after receiving completion certificate by NASA. While revealing all details in a blog, ncy said that mission will carry Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Shann Walker, all of NASA, along with Japan Aero Exploration ncy (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi guchi for a six-month-long mission.

NASA’s X Crew-1 crew members are seen seated in company’s Crew Dragon craft during crew equipment interface training. From left to right are NASA astronauts Shann Walker, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Mike Hopkins, Crew Dragon commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi guchi, mission specialist. Photo credit: X

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Similar to May 31st launch, Crew-1 liftoff is also scheduled to take place from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Center in Florida in late October. date is set towards end of year to accommodate craft traffic for upcoming Soyuz crew rotation and also to best meet needs of ISS. 

NASA-X Crew-1 launch would be followed by arrival of NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Russian ncy Roscosmos aboard ir Soyuz MS-17 craft along with departure of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner from ISS.

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What all is pending for NASA-X Crew-1 mission?

NASA has revealed that NASA-X Crew-1 mission is still pending completion of data reviews along with certification following NASA’s X Demo-2 test flight that launched NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to International Station in May and returned safely in August.

y me a splashdown off Florida coast in Gulf of Mexico and marked completion of first crewed flight test of a commercially-owned and operated human system. Moreover, NASA-X Crew-2 mission is scheduled for next spring.

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