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Crew-1 begins the first operational Dragon stay
On November 16, 2020, SpaceX said Crew-1 docked at 11:01 p.m. EST after a November 15 launch, the first six-month crew rotation.
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Summary
Dragon docked on its own at 11:01 p.m. EST on November 16, 2020 (04:01 UTC on November 17). Falcon 9 had launched it from Kennedy LC-39A on November 15. The crew: NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi. SpaceX called it the first six-month operational mission, the first of three crew flights scheduled across 2020 and 2021, and said the return would splash down in the Atlantic off Florida. Certification six days earlier is what made the mission operational rather than a test. The return itself is the May 2021 splashdown.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Launch November 15, 2020; docking November 16 at 11:01 p.m. EST | Company mission report |
| Crew: Hopkins, Glover, Walker, Noguchi | Company crew list |
| Described as the first six-month operational Crew Dragon flight | Company mission status |
Why it matters
Certification is the paperwork. Crew-1 is the first long stay that paperwork allowed. The six-month plan is what becomes the 167-day flight.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, November 16, 2020 — Grade A, company post
- NASA biography, Michael Hopkins — Grade A, NASA
- NASA biography, Victor Glover — Grade A, NASA
- NASA biography, Shannon Walker — Grade A, NASA
- JAXA biography, Soichi Noguchi — Grade A, JAXA
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