SpaceX Crew-5
Endurance launches to the ISS with Crew-5 onboard | |
| Names | USCV-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-124A |
| SATCAT no. | 53963 |
| Mission duration | 157 days, 10 hours, 1 minute |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endurance |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Launch mass | 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Landing mass | 9,616 kg (21,200 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Expedition | Expedition 68 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 October 2022, 16:00:57 UTC (12:00:57 pm EDT) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 B1077-1 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Shannon |
| Landing date | 12 March 2023, 02:02 UTC (9:02 pm EST) |
| Landing site | Gulf of Mexico, near Clearwater, Florida |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.68° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 6 October 2022, 21:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | 11 March 2023, 07:20 UTC |
| Time docked | 155 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes |
Mission patch From left: Kikina, Cassada, Mann and Wakata | |
SpaceX Crew-5 was the fifth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eighth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission was successfully launched on 5 October 2022 with the aim of transporting four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the ISS on 6 October 2022 at 21:01 UTC.
The crew for this mission comprised two NASA astronauts, one JAXA astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut. Three of the crew members were assigned to this mission due to delays in Boeing's Starliner program. Commander Nicole Mann was reassigned from Boeing's Boe-CFT mission, while pilot Josh Cassada and mission specialist Koichi Wakata transferred from Boeing Starliner-1. Anna Kikina was reassigned from Soyuz MS-22.
Among the crew members, three were embarking on their first spaceflight, while mission specialist Koichi Wakata is a veteran of four previous spaceflights.