SpX-DM2

SpX-DM2
Operator NASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Dragon 2
Manufacturer SpaceX
Crew
Crew size 2
Members Douglas Hurley
Bob Behnken
Start of mission
Launch date June 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

SpX-DM2 (SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2) is the mission designation of the first crewed test flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.[1] It is scheduled for launch in June 2019[2] with a crew of two.[3] It will be the first manned flight of an American spacecraft into orbit since STS-135 in July 2011.

Crew

Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley were announced as the crew on 3 August 2018.[3]

Position Astronaut
TBA Douglas Hurley
Third spaceflight
TBA Bob Behnken
Third 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. ↑ "NASA's Commercial Crew Program Target Test Flight Dates". October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, Marie (3 August 2018). "Meet the Astronauts Flying SpaceX's Demo-2". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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