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On April 23, 2021, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and JAXA (Japaen Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide launched from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A to the International Space Station on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission – the second operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

With a view of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at left, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Resources Archive

Videos/B-roll

SpaceX Crew-2 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA

Shane Kimbrough Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-2 Spacecraft Commander Shane Kimbrough.

SpaceX Crew-2 Pilot Megan McArthur of NASA

Megan McArthur Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-2 Pilot Megan McArthur.

SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA

Akihiko Hoshide Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-2 Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide.

SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of ESA

Thomas Pesquet Interview

Watch this interview reel of Crew-2 Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet.

Photos

Browse through imagery from and related to NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission.

The crew for the second long-duration SpaceX Crew Dragon mission

Crew-2 Seated Inside Dragon

View or download this photo of the Crew-2 astronauts seated inside SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

The official portrait of the SpaceX Crew-2 crew members

Crew-2 Group Portrait

View or download this group portrait of the Crew-2 astronauts.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency's SpaceX Crew-2 mission.

Crew-2 Flickr Album

View the Crew-2 photo album on Flickr.

Additional Resources

The SpaceX Crew-2 official insignia

Crew-2 Mission Overview

Read more about NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 2, 2020, completing the company's Demo-2 test flight.

NASA's SpaceX Crew Rescue and Recovery

Read more about SpaceX's crew rescue and recovery operations.

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

Shane Kimbrough Bio

Read more about Crew Dragon Commander Shane Kimbrough.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur.

Megan McArthur Bio

Read more about Crew Dragon Pilot Megan McArthur.

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide conducts research using DNA sequencing

Akihiko Hoshide Bio

Read more about Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide.

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is seen with a green chile pepper

Thomas Pesquet Bio

Read more about Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s 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’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission is the second crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Kimbrough, McArthur, Pesquet, and Hoshide launched at 5:49 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission onboard the orbital outpost.

Crew-2 Launch Timeline

View or download the launch timeline for NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour carrying four commercial crew astronauts departs the International Space Station.

Crew-2 Launch to Docking Timeline

View or download the timeline for docking to the International Space Station.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Mon., Nov. 8, 2021.

Crew-2 Return Timeline

View or download the timeline for NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 return to Earth.

Seen above is the mission patch for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

To download the mission patch, follow this link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/spacex-crew-2-official-insignia/