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The mission patch for NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

SpaceX Crew-5

Occurred 1 year ago

The sixth flight of the Dragon with people as part of NASA'S Commercial Crew Program.

Mission Type

Humans In Space

Meet the crew

Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata, Anna Kikina

Launch

Oct. 5, 2022

Landing

March 12, 2023

SpaceX Crew-5

The Crew-5 mission launched aboard SpaceX's Dragon Endurance. The spacecraft previously flew the Crew-3 flight to and from the space station.

Learn More About Crew-5

With the beginning stages of a sunrise serving as the backdrop, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket – with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop – is vertical at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 1, 2022.

Videos/B-roll and Photos

SpaceX Crew-5 Commander Nicole Aunapu Mann

Nicole Mann Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-5 Spacecraft Commander Nicole Mann.

SpaceX Crew-5 Pilot Josh Cassada

Josh Cassada Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-5 Pilot Josh Cassada.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022

Crew-5 Flickr Album

Browse through the Crew-5 photo album on Flickr.

The mission patch for NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

Crew-5 Mission Patch

Download the official mission patch here.

Crew-5 Group Photo

View or download this group portrait of the Crew-5 astronauts.

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station poses for a group photo along with the official mission patch.

The official crew portrait for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

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Additional Resources

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA's Crew-5 mission.

Mission Blog

Read through mission updates on NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission blog.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann

Nicole Mann Bio

Read more about Crew Dragon Commander Nicole Mann.

Astronaut Josh Cassada.

Josh Cassada Bio

Read more about Crew Dragon Pilot Josh Cassada.

JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata prepares Moderate Temperature PCG samples to ride the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft back to Earth for additional analysis.

Koichi Wakata Bio

Read more about Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata.

Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina

Anna Kikina Bio

Read more about Mission Specialist Anna Kikina.

The four members of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission pose for a portrait in their Crew Dragon flight suits at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

What You Need to Know About NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Mission

Read through everything you need to know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

SpaceX Dragon Endurance and the Earth's horizon

Crew-5 Launch to Docking Timeline

View or download the timeline of events leading to Crew Dragon docking to the International Space Station.

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