SpaceX Crew-2

Not to be confused with Crew Dragon Demo-2.

SpaceX Crew-2

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  Crew-2 astronauts walk out from the O&C Building
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  Launch of Crew-2
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  Crew Dragon  Endeavour approaching the ISS
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  View of the ISS from Endeavour
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  Crew-2 reentering the atmosphere
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  Crew Dragon Endeavour on MV GO Navigator after splashdown

See also

• Crew Dragon Endeavour
• Boeing Starliner

Notes

1. From an orbital dynamics perspective, the forward port is easier to approach, and therefore, new vehicles use this approach for their first docking. The Boeing Starliner was scheduled to make its first docking on OFT-2 at the end of July 2021; therefore, Crew-2 relocated to the zenith port to clear the forward port for OFT-2. ^{[3] [4]}

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SpaceX Crew-2

Endeavour approaches the ISS
Names	USCV-2 (2012–2019) Crew-2
Mission type	ISS crew transport
Operator	SpaceX
COSPAR ID	2021-030A
SATCAT no.	48209
Mission duration	199 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes, 13 seconds
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Crew Dragon  Endeavour
Spacecraft type	Crew Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Launch mass	12,055 kg (26,577 lb) [1]
Landing mass	9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size	4
Members	Shane Kimbrough K. Megan McArthur Akihiko Hoshide Thomas Pesquet
Expedition	Expedition 65/66
Start of mission
Launch date	April 23, 2021, 09:49:02 (2021-04-23UTC09:49:02Z)  UTC (5:27:17 am  EDT) [2]
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5 B1061-2
Launch site	Kennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Recovered by	MV GO Navigator
Landing date	November 9, 2021, 03:33:15 (2021-11-09UTC03:33:16Z) UTC (10:33:15 am  EST)
Landing site	Gulf of Mexico, near Pensacola, Florida
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Harmony forward
Docking date	April 24, 2021, 09:07:55 UTC
Undocking date	July 21, 2021, 10:45 UTC
Time docked	88 days, 1 hour, 37 minutes

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2020–2024	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1 2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 SpaceX Crew-3 Soyuz MS-20 2022 Soyuz MS-21 Axiom-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-22 SpaceX Crew-5 2023 Soyuz MS-23 SpaceX Crew-6 Axiom-2 SpaceX Crew-7 Soyuz MS-24 2024 Axiom-3 SpaceX Crew-8 Soyuz MS-25 Boeing CFT Soyuz MS-26 SpaceX Crew-9
Since 2025	2025 SpaceX Crew-10 Soyuz MS-27 Axiom-4 SpaceX Crew-11
Future	2025 Soyuz MS-28 2026 SpaceX Crew-12 Soyuz MS-29 Boeing Starliner-1 2027 Soyuz MS-30
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