{"id":770643,"date":"2023-10-27T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=770643"},"modified":"2023-10-27T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:40:36","slug":"nasa-updates-commercial-crew-planning-manifest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=770643","title":{"rendered":"NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The International Space Station\u2019s U.S. segment and portions of the Russian segment are pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module\u2019s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. Prominent at the top in this view, are the Columbus laboratory module, the Harmony module and its space-facing docking port, and the Kibo laboratory module with its external pallet. <\/div>\n
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NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>\u00a0for the agency\u2019s\u00a0Commercial Crew Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crew-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February. The mission will carry NASA astronauts\u00a0Matthew Dominick<\/a>, commander;\u00a0Michael Barratt<\/a>, pilot; and mission specialist\u00a0Jeanette Epps<\/a>, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin to the space station to conduct a wide range of operational and research activities. Routine maintenance and processing of the Crew-8 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is in work. This will be the first spaceflight for Dominick, Epps, and Grebenkin, and the third for Barratt. Crew-8 is expected to return to Earth in late August 2024, following a short handover with the agency\u2019s Crew-9 mission.<\/p>\n

Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft, named NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT), is planned for no earlier than mid-April. CFT will send NASA astronauts and test pilots\u00a0Butch Wilmore<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Suni Williams<\/a>\u00a0on a demonstration flight to prove the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system. Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, spend approximately eight days docked to the space station, and return to Earth with a parachute and airbag-assisted ground landing in the desert of the western United States.<\/p>\n

NASA will provide an updated status of CFT readiness as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n

Crew-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking further ahead in 2024, NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than mid-August for the launch of the agency\u2019s Crew-9, SpaceX\u2019s ninth crew rotation mission to the space station for NASA. A crew of four will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

10th Crew Rotation Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 10th commercial crew rotation opportunity to the space station is targeted for early 2025. NASA is planning for either SpaceX\u2019s Crew-10 or Boeing\u2019s Starliner-1 mission in this slot. The Starliner-1 date was adjusted to allow for the post-flight review of the Crew Flight Test and incorporation of anticipated learning, approvals of final certification products, and completion of readiness and certification reviews ahead of that mission.<\/p>\n

For more insight on NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program missions to the orbiting laboratory follow the\u00a0commercial crew blog<\/a>. More details can be found\u00a0@commercial_crew<\/a>\u00a0on X and\u00a0commercial crew<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook.<\/p>\n


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