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SpaceX Crew-10

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SpaceX Crew-10
Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
NamesUSCV-10
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration150 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon C213
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Crew
Crew size4
Members
ExpeditionExpedition 73
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2025 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteKennedy, LC‑39A or Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40
End of mission
Landing dateJuly 2025 (planned)[2]
Landing sitePacific Ocean (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony forward or zenith
Docking dateMarch 2025 (planned)
Undocking dateJuly 2025 (planned)
Time docked150 days (planned)

Mission patch

From left: Peskov, Ayers, McClain and Onishi

SpaceX Crew-10 is planned to be the tenth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 17th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will transport four crew members – NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov – to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is planned to launch in March 2025.

Crew

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Prime crew
Position[3] Crew
Commander United States Anne McClain, NASA
Expedition 73
Second spaceflight
Pilot United States Nichole Ayers, NASA
Expedition 73
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Japan Takuya Onishi, JAXA
Expedition 73
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Kirill Peskov, Roscosmos
Expedition 73
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Crew
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Oleg Artemyev, Roscosmos[4]

Mission

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The tenth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program was initially scheduled for launch in February 2025.[5][6] This mission marks the maiden flight of Crew Dragon C213, the fifth and potentially final Crew Dragon spacecraft.[7][8] The launch was ultimately postponed by one month to March 2025 to allow SpaceX and NASA to complete final testing and integration of the new spacecraft.[1] Additionally, the crew will have the unique honor of naming the capsule, a tradition reserved for inaugural flights.

References

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  1. ^ a b Niles-Carnes, Elyna (17 December 2024). "NASA Adjusts Crew-10 Launch Date". NASA. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ Niles-Carnes, Elyna (15 October 2024). "NASA Updates 2025 Commercial Crew Plan". NASA. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station Mission - NASA". Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. ^ Wall, Mike (2 August 2024). "NASA reveals astronauts flying on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS". Space.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts". Digital Trends. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ Foust, Jeff (19 November 2022). "SpaceX to launch last new cargo Dragon spacecraft". SpaceNews. Retrieved 18 February 2023. Walker revealed at the briefing SpaceX plans to build a fifth and likely final Crew Dragon.
  8. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Overview News Conference". NASA. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.