SpaceX Crew-8

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SpaceX Crew-8
Crew Dragon Endeavour lifts off from LC-39A with the Crew-8 astronauts aboard.
NamesUSCV-8
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2024-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.59097Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration53 days, 23 hours and 44 minutes (in progress)
180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch date4 March 2024, 03:53 (2024-03-04UTC03:53Z) 
UTC[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1083.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateAugust 2024 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward[3]
Docking date5 March 2024, 07:28 UTC
Undocking date30 April 2024 (planned)
Time docked52 days, 20 hours and 9 minutes (in progress)
Docking with ISS (Relocation)[a]
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date30 April 2024 (planned)
Undocking dateAugust 2024 (planned)

SpaceX Crew-8 mission patch

(L–R) Grebenkin, Barratt, Dominick and Epps 

SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight and the 13th overall crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft.[4] The mission launched on 4 March 2024.[5]

The Crew-8 mission transports four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). Three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, were assigned to the mission. Jeanette Epps was previously assigned to Boeing Starliner missions.[6][7]

Crew

Prime crew
Position[8] Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Matthew Dominick, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Pilot United States Michael Barratt, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 United States Jeanette Epps, NASA
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos
Expedition 70 / 71
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Zena Cardman, NASA
Pilot United States Nick Hague, NASA
Mission Specialist 1 United States Stephanie Wilson, NASA
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Aleksandr Gorbunov, Roscosmos

Mission

The eighth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program launched at 3:53 UTC on 4 March 2024.[9] SpaceX sent the 50th astronaut on this Crew Dragon launch.[10]

Launch attempt

Following delays due to unfavorable weather conditions in offshore areas of the flight path,[11][12] the first launch attempt was scrubbed at T−03:25:38 hours due to an elevated ascent winds (times are UTC).[13][14]

Attempt Planned Result Turnaround Reason Decision point Weather go (%) Notes
1 3 Mar 2024, 4:16:00 am Scrubbed — Elevated ascent winds 3 Mar 2024, 12:51 am ​(T-03:25:38) 40[15]
2 4 Mar 2024, 3:53:00 am Success 0 days, 23 hours, 37 minutes 75[16]

Gallery

SpaceX Crew-8

Notes

  1. ^ Dragon will go to zenith port to allow for the coupling of the Boeing Starliner with the launch scheduled for May 7.

References

  1. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ Parra, Marissa; Cohen, Rebecca (4 March 2024). "SpaceX, NASA successfully launch manned Crew-8 mission to International Space Station". NBC News. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Crew-8 Mission Overview" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). n.d. Retrieved 3 March 2024. Crew-8 will dock to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module
  4. ^ "NASA, SpaceX Target NET Feb. 22 to Launch Crew-8 – NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". blogs.nasa.gov. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission - NASA". 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "NASA Astronaut from Syracuse is ready for liftoff". WXXI News. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ O'Shea, Claire A. (5 August 2023). "Space Station Assignments Out for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". NASA. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA".
  10. ^ "50 crewmembers launched and counting! Earlier tonight, Crew-8 signed the White Room at the end of the crew access arm ahead of boarding Dragon and liftoff". X (Formerly Twitter).
  11. ^ Malik, Tariq (28 February 2024). "SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA to March 2 due to bad weather". Space.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  12. ^ NASA Commercial Crew [@Commercial_Crew] (29 February 2024). "Teams with @NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting March 2 for the launch of the agency's #Crew8 mission to @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions in offshore areas along the flight track of the Dragon spacecraft" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Malik, Tariq (3 March 2024). "SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA due to high winds, next try on March 3". Space.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ Neale, Rick; Haris, Bianca (2 March 2024). "NASA SpaceX launch: Crew-8's mission from Cape Canaveral scrubbed over weather conditions". USA Today. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. ^ NASA Commercial Crew [@Commercial_Crew] (1 March 2024). "Launch weather officers with @SLDelta45 predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of @NASA's @SpaceX #Crew8 mission at 11:16 pm ET March 2 from @NASAKennedy's Launch Complex 39A" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ NASA Commercial Crew [@Commercial_Crew] (3 March 2024). "For @NASA's @SpaceX #Crew8 launch, targeted at 10:53pm ET tonight, the @SLDelta45 predicts a 75% chance of favorable weather conditions" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Twitter.
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