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Crew Dragon

SpaceX's Crew Dragon at the International Space Station during its uncrewed Demo-1 mission, 2019.

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Crew Dragon is the crew version of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 spacecraft. It carries up to four people in a reusable capsule with an expendable trunk, launches on a Falcon 9 and returns by splashing down in the ocean. Under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program it took over crew transport to the International Space Station, a job the Space Shuttle did until 2011. It also flies private missions. Station crew rotations such as Crew-6, Crew-12 and Crew-13 all use it. Jessica Watkins became the first NASA astronaut to fly on a Crew Dragon twice, on Crew-4 and Crew-13.

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  1. Crew-7 Launch: First Dragon Flight With Four Agencies Aboard

    SpaceX

  2. Crew-7 Dragon Endurance Rendezvous and Docking with the ISS

    SpaceX

  3. Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit

    SpaceX

  4. Inside the ISS: How the Station Is Built, Powered and Lived In

    SLICE Science

  5. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    Classic Aerospace History

  6. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    Free Documentary – Space

  7. Starship HLS Update: 49 Milestones and a Simplified Artemis 3 Plan

    Everyday Astronaut

  8. ISS Tour With Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindgren: Modules and Daily Life

    NASA Johnson

  9. ISS Module Tour: Columbus, Kibo, Destiny and Zvezda in POV

    NASA

  10. Starlab Station Tour: Voyager’s Starship-Sized Research Outpost

    Everyday Astronaut

  11. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    NASA

  12. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Scott Manley

  13. Crew-12 Pre-Departure Briefing: Spacewalks, Science and Going Home

    NASA

  14. Crew-13 Prelaunch Briefing: Dragon Valve Repair and a Fast ISS Trip

    NASA

  15. Crew-13 Postlaunch Briefing: Record Dragon Docking Pace to ISS

    NASA

  16. Crew-13 Launch Countdown: Dragon Grace Readies for the ISS

    NASA

  17. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrival & Welcome Remarks

    NASA

  18. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    NASA

  19. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking and Departure

    NASA

  20. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Hatch Closure Aboard Dragon Freedom

    NASA

  21. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking Step by Step

    European Space Agency, ESA

  22. Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS

    European Space Agency, ESA

  23. Starship Flight 14 Reaches Orbit and Three Falcons Fly in One Day

    Scott Manley

  24. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Re-Entry & Splashdown

    NASA

  25. Crew-12 Return: Dragon Freedom Splashdown Off Los Angeles

    European Space Agency, ESA

  26. Crew-12 Crew Look Back on 237 Days Aboard the ISS

    NASA

  27. Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

    Scott Manley
Play video: Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

Scott Manley

Duration 33:09

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  5. Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 36:55

    Mission: Crew-12

  6. Crew-7 Launch: First Dragon Flight With Four Agencies Aboard

    Launch coverageSpaceX · 1:34:30

    Mission: Crew-7 (2023)

  7. Crew-7 Dragon Endurance Rendezvous and Docking with the ISS

    Launch coverageSpaceX · 2:25:50

    Mission: Crew-7 (2023)

  8. Crew-13 Prelaunch Briefing: Dragon Valve Repair and a Fast ISS Trip

    Press briefingNASA · 56:30

    Mission: Crew-13 (2026)

  9. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    Launch coverageNASA · 9:05:30

    Mission: Expedition 75

  11. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – Space · 51:20

    Mission: Crew-2 (2021)

  15. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    DocumentaryClassic Aerospace History · 1:13:57

  17. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking Step by Step

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 43:30

    Mission: Crew-12

  18. Crew-12 Crew Look Back on 237 Days Aboard the ISS

    Press briefingNASA · 39:56

    Mission: Crew-12

  19. Crew-12 Return: Dragon Freedom Splashdown Off Los Angeles

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 2:17:40

    Mission: Crew-12

  20. Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit

    Launch coverageSpaceX · 37:45

    Mission: Crew-6 (2023)

  21. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    Press briefingNASA · 12:07

    Mission: Crew-12

  22. Crew-13 Launch Countdown: Dragon Grace Readies for the ISS

    Launch coverageNASA · 2:23:32

    Mission: Crew-13 (2026)

  23. Crew-13 Postlaunch Briefing: Record Dragon Docking Pace to ISS

    Press briefingNASA · 50:43

    Mission: Crew-13 (2026)

  24. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrival & Welcome Remarks

    Launch coverageNASA · 4:32:18

    Mission: SpaceX Crew-13 (2026)

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