SpaceX Crew-2 was the second operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program. The mission was launched on April 23, 2021, at
Endeavour approaches the ISS
From left: McArthur, Pesquet, Hoshide and KimbroughCommercial Crew Program← SpaceX Crew-1SpaceX Crew-3 → Crew Dragon flights← SpaceX Crew-1Inspiration4 →
Crew-2 astronauts walk out from the O&C Building
SpaceX Crew-1 was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and the maiden flight of the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft. It was also the second crewed orbital flight launch by
SpaceX Crew-2
…Station on April 24 at 09:08 UTC. SpaceX Crew-2 used the same capsule as Crew Dragon Demo-2 (Endeavour) and launched on the same Falcon 9 booster as SpaceX Crew-1 (B1061.1). With its return to Earth the evening of November 9, 2021, the mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft…
Resilience docked to the International Space Station.
From left: Walker, Glover, Hopkins and NoguchiCommercial Crew ProgramSpaceX Crew-2 → Crew Dragon flights← Crew Dragon Demo-2SpaceX Crew-2 →
A window view of Earth from the Dragon 2 capsule during Expedition 64
The crew inside the capsule during the rendezvous process