SpaceX Crew-8

SpaceX Crew-8
Crew Dragon Endeavour docked to the zenith port of the Harmony module of the ISS, as seen from inside the Boeing Starliner Calypso
NamesUSCV-8
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
COSPAR ID2024-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.59097Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration183 days, 2 hours, 32 minutes, 2 seconds (in progress)
180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 70 / 71
Start of mission
Launch date4 March 2024, 03:53:38 (4 March 2024, 03:53:38) UTC (3 March, 10:53:38 pm EST)[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1083.1)
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A
End of mission
Recovered byMV Megan or MV Shannon
Landing dateSeptember 2024 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward[3]
Docking date5 March 2024, 08:00 UTC
Undocking date2 May 2024, 12:57 UTC
Time docked58 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes
Docking with ISS (relocation)[a]
Docking portHarmony zenith
Docking date2 May 2024, 13:46 UTC
Undocking dateSeptember 2024 (planned)
Time docked123 days, 16 hours, 39 minutes (in progress)

SpaceX Crew-8 mission patch

From left: 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. The mission launched on 4 March 2024.

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.[4][5]

The Crew-8 mission has been extended to accommodate problems encountered by the Boeing Crew Flight Test during its mission. Crew-8 will undock after Crew-9 docks, which will be no earlier than September 24, 2024, and the Crew-8 capsule will be outfitted to accommodate two extra astronauts if an emergency occurs prior to Crew-9 docking.[6]

  1. ^ "Crew-8 Launch to Dock Summary Timeline" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 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. ^ "What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission – NASA". 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "NASA Astronaut from Syracuse is ready for liftoff". WXXI News. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ Stich, Steve (24 August 2024). NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Status News Conference. NASA. Event occurs at 1:22:00. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via YouTube.


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