First operational flight of Dragon 2

First operational flight of Dragon 2
Operator NASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Dragon 2
Manufacturer SpaceX
Crew
Crew size At least 2
Members Mike Hopkins
Victor Glover
Start of mission
Launch date September 2019
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site Kennedy LC-39A
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6 degrees
Docking with ISS
Time docked 8 days

The First operational flight of Dragon 2 has not received an official mission designation yet. It will be the first crewed operational flight of Space X's Dragon 2 spacecraft.[1] It is scheduled for launch in 2019 with a crew of at least two.[2], and will be the third orbital flight of Dragon 2 overall.

Crew

Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover were announced as the crew on 3 August 2018.[3]

Position Astronaut
Commander Michael S. Hopkins
Second spaceflight
Pilot Victor J. Glover
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 TBA
TBA spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 TBA
TBA spaceflight

Back-up crew

Kjell N. Lindgren will serve as backup for both the test flight and first mission crews for Dragon 2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming Missions". spacexnow.com.
  2. ↑ Pietrobon, Steven (3 August 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Marie (3 August 2018). "Meet the Astronauts Flying SpaceX's Demo-2". Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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