{"id":54854,"date":"2021-04-23T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-470395"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:07:22","slug":"nasas-spacex-crew-2-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-spacex-crew-2-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts launched to the International Space Station at 5:49 am Friday, April 23 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/51133804119_dd2a811ebd_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide onboard, Friday, April 23, 2021, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This release was updated May 3, 2021, to clarify the Crew-1\/Crew-2 handover would mark the first time two long-duration JAXA astronauts would be on board the station at the same time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a> for the second commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 5:49 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/robert-shane-kimbrough\">Shane Kimbrough<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/k-megan-mcarthur\">Megan McArthur<\/a>, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  astronaut\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/astro\/biographies\/hoshide\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Akihiko\u202fHoshide<\/a>\u202fand ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/Thomas_Pesquet\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas\u202fPesquet<\/a>, into orbit to begin a six-month science mission on the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Crew Dragon\u2019s flight, SpaceX will command the spacecraft from its mission control center in Hawthorne, California, and NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from Mission Control Center at the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been an incredible year for NASA and our Commercial Crew Program, with three crewed launches to the space station since last May,\u201d said NASA Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk. \u201cThis is another important milestone for NASA, SpaceX, and our international partners at ESA and JAXA, and for the future of scientific research on board the space station. It will be an exciting moment to see our crews greet one another on station for our first crew handover under the Commercial Crew Program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, will dock autonomously to the forward port of the station\u2019s Harmony module about 5:10 a.m. Saturday, April 24. NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA App<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">website<\/a> are providing ongoing live coverage through docking, hatch opening, and the ceremony to welcome the crew aboard the orbital outpost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of the SpaceX team and honored to be partnered with NASA and helping JAXA and ESA as well,\u201d said Elon Musk, Chief Engineer at SpaceX. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be a part of advancing human spaceflight and looking forward to going beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars and helping make humanity a space-faring civilization and a multi-planet species one day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-2 mission is the second of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. This mission has several firsts, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>First commercial crew mission to fly two international partners;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First commercial crew handover between astronauts on the space station as Crew-1 and Crew-2 astronauts will spend about five days together on station before Crew-1 returns to Earth;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First reuse of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket on a crew mission \u2013Crew Dragon Endeavour flew the historic Demo-2 mission and the Falcon 9 flew astronauts on the Crew-1 mission; and,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First time two commercial crew spacecraft will be docked to station at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I see a launch I immediately think of what it took to reach this milestone and the dedication of all the people who made it happen,\u201d said Steve Stich, manager of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. \u201cThere\u2019s obviously a long way to go, but now we can celebrate the Crew-2 launch and look forward to seeing them join their other Expedition 65 colleagues as we prepare to bring Crew-1 home next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, and Pesquet will join the Expedition 65 crew of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/shannon-walker\/biography\">Shannon Walker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/michael-s-hopkins\/biography\">Michael Hopkins<\/a>,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/victor-j-glover\/biography\">Victor Glover<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/mark-t-vande-hei\/\">Mark Vande Hei<\/a> of NASA, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/astro\/biographies\/noguchi\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Soichi Noguchi<\/a> of JAXA and Roscosmos cosmonauts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=195\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleg Novitskiy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=1704\" rel=\"noopener\">Pyotr Dubrov<\/a>. For a short time, the number of crew on the space station will increase to 11 people until Crew-1 astronauts Walker, Hopkins, Glover, and Noguchi return a few days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The is the second commercial crew mission to fly a JAXA astronaut. When Hoshide joins astronaut Noguchi during the commercial crew handover period, it will mark the first time two long-duration JAXA astronauts are on station at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am extremely honored to witness the successful launch today. It is my utmost pleasure and also for Japan that Japanese astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Aki Hoshide boarded the operational spacecraft of Crew Dragon twice in a row,\u201d said Hiroshi Sasaki, Vice President for Human Spaceflight and Space Exploration. \u201cI believe this is brought by the many years of close cooperation cultivated amongst the international partners, especially between U.S. and Japan through the ISS program. I hope Aki will play an integral role as the second Japanese ISS commander along with his colleague astronauts, creating fruitful outcomes and expanding the human frontier to the Lunar Gateway, the surface of the Moon and even beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew-2 also is the first commercial crew mission to fly an ESA astronaut. Pesquet is the first of three ESA crew members assigned to fly to station on commercial crew spacecraft, kicking off a continuous stay of ESA astronauts on the space station for about a year and a half \u2013 in total \u2013 for the first time in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a thrilling time for human spaceflight and this new success of the Commercial Crew Program embodies it \u2013 congratulations once again to NASA and SpaceX,\u201d said David Parker, director of human and robotic exploration at ESA. \u201cStarting with astronaut Thomas Pesquet, ESA is delighted to join this new space station chapter, paving the way to the future of exploration side by side with diverse partners. Six months of excellent science and state-of-the-art technology demonstrations now await him, and we know he cannot wait to start working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew-2 Astronauts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shane Kimbrough is commander of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Crew-2 mission. Kimbrough is responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. He also will serve as an Expedition 65 flight engineer aboard the station. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2004, Kimbrough first launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour for a visit to the station on the STS-126 mission in 2008, and then aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for his first long-duration mission for Expedition 49\/50 in 2016. He has spent a total of 189 days in space and performed six spacewalks. Kimbrough also is a retired U.S. Army colonel and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a master\u2019s degree in operations research from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan McArthur is the pilot of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and second-in-command for the mission. McArthur is responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. She also will be a long-duration space station crew member, making her first trip to the space station. Selected as an astronaut in 2000, McArthur launched on space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, in 2009. McArthur operated the shuttle\u2019s robotic arm over the course of the 12 days, 21 hours she spent in space, capturing the telescope and moving crew members during the five spacewalks needed to repair and upgrade it. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and a doctorate in oceanography from the University of California, San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akihiko Hoshide is a mission specialist for Crew-2. As a mission specialist, he will work closely with the commander and pilot to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. Once aboard the station, Hoshide will become a flight engineer for Expedition 65. Hoshide joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA, currently JAXA) in 1992 and was selected as an astronaut candidate in February 1999. Hoshide is a veteran of two spaceflights. In June 2008, he flew to the International Space Station on the STS-124 mission to deliver the Japanese Experiment Module \u201cKibo\u201d to the station. From July to November 2012, he stayed on the space station for 124 days as a flight engineer for the Expedition 32\/33 mission. The Crew Dragon will be the third spacecraft that Noguchi has flown to the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Pesquet also will be a mission specialist for Crew-2, working with the commander and pilot to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. Pesquet also will become a long-duration crew member aboard the space station. He was selected as an astronaut candidate by ESA in May 2009 and worked as a Eurocom, communicating with astronauts during spaceflights from the mission control center. He previously flew as part of Expeditions 50 and 51, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in October 2016 and spending 196 days in space, returning to Earth in June 2017. His mission also included two spacewalks to maintain the station: one to replace batteries on an electrical channel, and one to detect a cooling leak and service the robotic arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission Objectives <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-2 members will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/crew-2-microgravity-science-space-station\/\">conduct science<\/a> and maintenance during a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory and will return no earlier than Oct. 31. The Crew Dragon spacecraft can stay in orbit for at least 210 days, which is a NASA requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding more crew members aboard the microgravity laboratory increases the time available for scientific activities. The November 2020 arrival of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-spacex-crew-1-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\">Crew-1<\/a> astronauts more than doubled crew hours spent on scientific research and support activities, and Crew-2 will continue the important investigations and technology demonstrations that are preparing for future Artemis missions to the Moon, helping us improve our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/scientists-using-iss-study-earth\">understanding of Earth\u2019s climate<\/a>, and improving life on our home planet. An important scientific focus on this expedition is continuing a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/tissue-chips\/\">Tissue Chips in Space<\/a> studies. Tissue chips are small models of human organs containing multiple cell types that behave much the same as they do in the body. Another important element of Crew-2\u2019s mission is augmenting the station\u2019s solar power system by installing the first pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/new-solar-arrays-to-power-nasa-s-international-space-station-research\">six new ISS Roll-out Solar Arrays<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew Dragon also is delivering almost 250 pounds of cargo, new science hardware, and experiments, including a university student-led investigation to study possible causes for suppressed immune response in microgravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their stay on the orbiting laboratory, Crew-2 astronauts expect to see a range of U.S. commercial spacecraft, including the Northrop Grumman Cygnus; SpaceX cargo Dragon; Boeing CST-100 Starliner, on its uncrewed flight to station; and NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon; which is targeted for launch no earlier than Oct. 23. During Crew-2, astronauts also will conduct a variety of spacewalks outside the space station, including the solar array installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conclusion of the mission, the Crew-2 astronauts will board Crew Dragon, which will then autonomously undock, depart the space station, and re-enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Crew Dragon also will return to Earth important and time-sensitive research. NASA and SpaceX are capable of supporting seven splashdown sites located off Florida\u2019s east coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Upon splashdown, the SpaceX recovery ship will pick up the crew and return to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program is delivering on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The space station remains the springboard to NASA\u2019s next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. For more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-counts-down-to-twenty-years-of-continuous-human-presence-on-international-space-station\">20 years<\/a>, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. As a global endeavor, 243 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 3,000 research and educational investigations from researchers in 108 countries and areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew program at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh Finch \/ Stephanie Schierholz<br> Headquarters, Washington<br> 202-358-1100<br><a href=\"joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\"> joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a><br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Herring \/ Kathleen Ellis<br> Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br> 321-867-2468<br><a href=\"kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov\"> kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov<\/a> \/<a href=\"kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov\"> kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov<\/a><br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah Cheshier \/ Megan Sumner<br> Johnson Space Center, Houston<br> 281-483-5111<br><a href=\"leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov\"> leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:megan.c.sumner@nasa.gov\">megan.c.sumner@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This release was updated May 3, 2021, to clarify the Crew-1\/Crew-2 handover would mark the first time two long-duration JAXA astronauts would be on board the station at the same time. 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