SpaceX Crew-4

SpaceX Crew-4 will be the fourth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned for launch on 15 April 2022.[1] The Crew-4 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS). As of November 2021, three NASA astronauts and one ESA astronaut have been assigned to the mission.[2][3] Crew-4 will use a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.[4]

SpaceX Crew-4
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-4
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch date15 April 2022 (planned) [1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateQ4 2022 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward
Undocking dateQ3 2022 (planned)
Time docked90–120 days (planned)

SpaceX Crew-4 mission patch
 

Crew

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines were announced on 12 February 2021 to the crew.[2][3] Samantha Cristoforetti was named the commander of Expedition 68 on 28 May 2021.[5] Jessica Watkins was named Mission Specialist on 16 November 2021.[6]

Prime crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Kjell N. Lindgren, NASA
Expedition 67/68
Second spaceflight
Pilot Robert Hines, NASA
Expedition 67/68
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Jessica Watkins, NASA
Expedition 67/68
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA
Expedition 67/68
Second spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander Steve Bowen, NASA
Pilot TBA, NASA
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
Mission Specialist 2 TBA

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Mission

The fourth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch on 15 April 2022.[1] The European segment of the mission is called Minerva.

See also

References
  1. "NASA, SpaceX Adjust Next Space Station Crew Rotation Launch Date". NASA. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Finch, Joshua (12 February 2021). "NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 12 February 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Howell, Elizabeth (23 February 2021). "These 2 NASA astronauts will fly on SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station in 2022". Space.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. Klotz, Irene (6 October 2021). "Forum - Crew-4". NASASpaceFlight.com. p. 2. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Commanding role for ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti". ESA. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission". NASA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Stephen G. Bowen (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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