SpaceX Dragon 2
2020s class of partially reusable spacecraft
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| April 21 2025 |
Cargo Dragon C209
Cargo Dragon C209 planned to launch CRS-32 mission at 08:15 UTC. This will be the twelfth time Dragon 2 was used for a CRS mission and the twelfth launch of phase 2 of CRS missions.
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| April 4 2025 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Crew Dragon Resilience completed the Fram2 mission, successfully landing after the historic polar orbit flight.
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| March 18 2025 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom returned from Crew-9 mission, bringing back the ISS crew and accompanying the Boeing Crew Flight Test crew due to unspecified mission issues.
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| March 14 2025 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance launched on Crew-10 mission, set to ferry four Expedition 73 crew members to the ISS for a planned 180-day mission.
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| 2025 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Scheduled to operate the private Fram2 spaceflight mission.
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| 2025 |
Crew Dragon C213
Planned maiden flight of Crew Dragon C213 spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4 in the second quarter of the year.
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| October 25 2024 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-8 mission landed, completing the longest Crew Dragon mission to date.
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| October 25 2024 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Endeavour returned to Earth from the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, with Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps becoming the second African-American woman to be part of a long-duration ISS mission.
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| September 28 2024 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom launched Crew-9 mission, marking the first crewed mission from SLC-40. The mission was designed to transport two crew members of the Expedition 72 crew to the ISS and is currently in progress, with a planned return in March 2025.
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| September 15 2024 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Completed the Polaris Dawn mission, during which Jared Isaacman and Scott Gillis performed the first commercial spacewalk in the mission's history.
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| September 10 2024 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Launched the Polaris Dawn mission, a fully private orbital flight including two SpaceX employees. This was the first of three planned flights in the Polaris Program, achieving the highest orbital altitude for a crewed spacecraft since the Apollo program.
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| March 12 2024 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance completed its third mission (Crew-7) by landing after a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| March 4 2024 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-8 mission launched, becoming the longest Crew Dragon mission to date. The mission ferried four Expedition 70/71/72 crew members to the ISS, with the spacecraft configured to potentially serve as a 'lifeboat' for the Boeing CFT crew if needed.
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| March 3 2024 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Endeavour launched for the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.
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| January 18 2024 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom performed Axiom Mission 3, another fully private flight to the ISS. The mission was commanded by an Axiom employee, with additional seats purchased by various organizations including AM, TUA, SNSA/ESA.
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| September 4 2023 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-6 mission landed, completing its long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| August 26 2023 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance launched on its third mission (Crew-7), carrying four members of the Expedition 69/70 crew to the International Space Station.
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| May 21 2023 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom conducted Axiom Mission 2, a fully private flight to the ISS. The mission involved an Axiom employee as commander, two Saudi Space Agency astronauts conducting research on cancer, cloud seeding, and microgravity, and a tourist passenger.
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| March 12 2023 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance completed its second mission (Crew-5) by landing after a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| March 2 2023 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-6 mission launched, ferrying four Expedition 68/69 crew members to the ISS for a long-duration mission.
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| October 14 2022 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom returned from its first mission (Crew-4), successfully landing after completing a long-duration mission to the ISS.
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| October 5 2022 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance launched on its second mission (Crew-5), ferrying four members of the Expedition 68 crew to the International Space Station.
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| May 6 2022 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
Crew Dragon Endurance completed its first mission (Crew-3) by landing after a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| April 27 2022 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Crew Dragon Freedom completed its first mission (Crew-4), launching from the Kennedy Space Center and ferrying four members of the Expedition 67/68 crew to the International Space Station.
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| April 27 2022 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
First launch of the Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft on the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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| April 25 2022 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Axiom-1 mission landed, completing the first fully private mission to the International Space Station.
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| April 16 2022 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Freedom was transported from SpaceX's processing facility in Cape Canaveral to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for its maiden mission.
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| April 8 2022 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Axiom-1 mission launched, marking the first fully private flight to the ISS. The mission was contracted by Axiom Space and included an Axiom employee as commander and three paying tourists.
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| March 23 2022 |
Crew Dragon Freedom
Dragon C212 spacecraft was officially named 'Freedom' by astronaut Kjell Lindgren, chosen to celebrate human rights, innovation, and honoring the historic Freedom 7 space capsule.
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| November 11 2021 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
First launch of Crew Dragon Endurance (serial number C210) to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, marking its inaugural spaceflight.
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| November 9 2021 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-2 mission landed, completing a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| October 7 2021 |
Crew Dragon Endurance
SpaceX announced the Crew Dragon spacecraft would be named 'Endurance', selected by astronaut Raja Chari to honor SpaceX, NASA teams, and the historic Shackleton expedition ship that was trapped in Antarctic ice in 1915.
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| September 18 2021 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Completed the Inspiration4 mission with a successful landing, marking a milestone as the first standalone orbital Crew Dragon flight.
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| September 16 2021 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Launched the Inspiration4 mission, the first fully private, all-civilian orbital flight. The crew reached orbit and conducted science experiments and public outreach activities for three days, using Crew Dragon Resilience and featuring the first flight with the cupola.
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| June 3 2021 |
Cargo Dragon C209
CRS-22 mission launched, marking the second time Dragon 2 was used for a CRS mission and the second launch of phase 2 of CRS missions. This was also the second time a Cargo Dragon and Crew Dragon were simultaneously docked to the ISS.
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| May 2 2021 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Crew-1 mission concluded with the landing of Crew Dragon Resilience, completing its long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
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| April 23 2021 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew-2 mission launched, representing the first reuse of a crewed space capsule and the first reuse of a Falcon 9 booster. The mission ferried four Expedition 65/66 crew members to the ISS.
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| November 16 2020 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Crew Dragon Resilience launched on its first mission (SpaceX Crew-1) to the International Space Station, marking the first operational flight of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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| October 2 2020 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
The trunk was attached and secured to the Resilience capsule at Cape Canaveral.
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| September 29 2020 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
At a NASA press conference, commander Michael Hopkins revealed that spacecraft C207 was named Resilience.
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| August 18 2020 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
Crew Dragon C207 arrived at SpaceX processing facilities in Florida.
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| August 2 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Endeavour completed its first splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida, marking the first ocean-based recovery of an American crewed spacecraft since 1975.
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| May 31 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew Dragon Endeavour docked with the International Space Station during the Demo-2 mission, with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley joining Expedition 63 crew.
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| May 30 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
First launched to the International Space Station on the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission, marking its inaugural spaceflight.
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| May 15 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Endeavour was transported to Kennedy Space Center and arrived at SpaceX's horizontal integration facility (HIF) at Launch Complex 39A.
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| May 1 2020 |
Crew Dragon Resilience
SpaceX announced that spacecraft C207 was in production and astronaut training was underway.
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| April 23 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) gave approval for the late May launch, confirming it was feasible and safe.
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| April 17 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
NASA announced the Demo-2 launch date was scheduled for no earlier than 27 May 2020.
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| February 2020 |
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew Dragon C206 Endeavour underwent electromagnetic interference testing and completed acoustic testing.
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| January 19 2020 |
Crew Dragon C205
Conducted the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test to evaluate the SuperDraco abort thrusters in a launch situation as part of the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. The test was successful and lasted 8 minutes, demonstrating the spacecraft's emergency escape capabilities.
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