NASA welcomes to their SpaceX Crew-7 Mission
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its allied nations space agencies welcomed their crew member including NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos. SpaceX lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida which is 7th crew rotation mission and the eighth human spaceflight as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
| Name Of Program | NASA’s Commercial Crew Program |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Organizations | NASA |
| Boeing | |
| SpaceX | |
| Sierra Nevada | |
| Purpose | Transporting crews to the International Space |
| Station (ISS) | |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Program History | |
| Duration | Since 2011 |
| First Flight | SpaceX Crew-1 |
| (November 16, 2020 – May 2, 2021) | |
| Successes | 6 |
| Launch Sites | Cape Canaveral |
| Kennedy Space Center | |
| Vehicle Information | |
| Crewed Vehicles | Crew Dragon |
| Starliner | |
| Launch Vehicles | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Atlas V N22 |
Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Overview:
The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a NASA initiative under which private companies most prominently SpaceX handle crew transportation to and from the International Space Station (ISS). At present SpaceX started sending astronauts to the ISS using its Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2020, and Boeing’s Starliner might join after it finishes testing, possibly around 2025.
Mission Operations:
Under CCP, private companies own and operate the spacecraft, offering crew transportation to NASA as a service. Each mission carries up to four astronauts for about six months, with flights happening roughly every six months. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon lands in the ocean near Florida, while Boeing’s Starliner lands on land in the western United States.
Development History:
CCP began in 2011 as NASA switched from making its crewed vehicles to hiring outside companies. Contracts were given to Boeing and SpaceX in 2014. However there were delays in starting regular missions, so NASA had to buy extra seats on the Soyuz spacecraft until Crew Dragon missions started in 2020.
What is NASA’s Commercial Crew program?
NASA’s Commercial Crew program aims to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective human transportation to and from the International Space Station in the United States through a partnership with American private industry.
