SpaceX Crew-6
Endeavour launches to the ISS with Crew-6 onboard | |
| Names | USCV-6 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-027A |
| SATCAT no. | 55740 |
| Mission duration | 185 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Crew Dragon Endeavour |
| 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 68/69 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 March 2023, 05:34:14 UTC (12:34:14 pm EDT) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1078‑1), Flight 207 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | MV Megan |
| Landing date | 4 September 2023, 04:17:23 UTC (12:17:23 am EDT) |
| Landing site | Atlantic Ocean, near Jacksonville, Florida (30°54′N 80°18′W / 30.9°N 80.3°W) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Harmony zenith |
| Docking date | 3 March 2023, 06:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 6 May 2023, 11:23 UTC |
| Time docked | 64 days, 4 hours, 43 minutes |
| Docking with ISS (relocation) | |
| Docking port | Harmony forward |
| Docking date | 6 May 2023, 12:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | 3 September 2023, 11:05 UTC |
| Time docked | 119 days, 23 hours, 4 minutes |
Mission patch From left: Al Neyadi, Hoburg, Bowen and Fedyaev | |
SpaceX Crew-6 was the sixth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the ninth overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 2 March 2023 at 05:34:14 UTC, and it successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on 3 March 2023 at 06:40 UTC. The Crew-6 mission transported four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). Two NASA astronauts, a United Arab Emirates astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut were assigned to the mission. The two NASA astronauts are Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg. The cosmonaut, Andrey Fedyaev, was reassigned from Soyuz MS-23. Sultan Al Neyadi was the commander of the United Arab Emirates' mission on the flight.