Crew Dragon Freedom
| Freedom | |
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 Crew Dragon Freedom during rollout to pad 39A in April 2022. | |
| Type | Space capsule |
| Class | Dragon 2 |
| Eponym | Freedom 7 |
| Serial no. | C212 [1] |
| Owner | SpaceX |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 4.4 m × 3.7 m (14 ft × 12 ft) |
| Power | Solar panel |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| History | |
| Location | Hawthorne, California |
| First flight |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 3 |
| Flight time | 201 days, 10 hours and 11 minutes |
| Dragon 2s | |
Crew Dragon Freedom (Dragon capsule C212) is a Crew Dragon spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX and used by NASA's Commercial Crew Program. On 27 April 2022, it was launched to transport four personnel to the International Space Station as part of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which was a part of ISS Expedition 67.[2]
History[edit]
On 23 March 2022, it was announced that Dragon C212 had been given the name Freedom. Astronaut Kjell Lindgren said that the name was chosen because it celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit.[3] The name also honors Freedom 7, the space capsule used by Alan Shepard's Mercury Redstone 3, the first United States human spaceflight mission (May 5, 1961).[4]
On 16 April 2022, Freedom was transported from SpaceX's processing facility in Cape Canaveral to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.[5] Freedom's maiden flight, SpaceX Crew-4, was originally scheduled for 20 April 2022 but was delayed to 23 April due to launch preparations.[6] The mission was later delayed again because the docking port needed for arrival (Harmony zenith port) was occupied by Crew Dragon Endeavour on Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1). Ax-1's departure, originally set for 19 April, was delayed until 25 April due to bad weather in the recovery zones in the Atlantic Ocean.[7] Freedom successfully launched for SpaceX Crew-4 on 27 April 2022.[8]
Flights[edit]
| Flight No | Mission | Patch | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Crew | Duration | Remarks | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crew-4 | 
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27 April 2022[9] | October 14, 2022 (20:55 UTC)[5] | 170 days, 13 hours and 3 minutes | Long duration mission. Ferried four members of the Expedition 67/68 crew to the ISS. | Success | |
| 2 | Axiom Mission 2 | Axiom Mission 2 Patch | 21 May 2023 (21:37 UTC)[10] | 31 May 2023 (03:04 UTC) | 9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes | Success | ||
| 3 | Axiom Mission 3 | Axiom Mission 3 Patch | 18 January 2024 (21:49 UTC) | 9 February 2024 (13:30 UTC) | 21 days, 15 hours and 41 minutes | Success | ||
| 4 | Axiom Mission 4 | October 2024 | TBA |  Peggy Whitson |
TBA | Planned |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ax-1 Mission Briefing". YouTube.
- ^ Johnson Space Center PR [@NASA_Johnson] (31 March 2022). "Launch update! NASA's SpaceX #Crew4 mission is now launching no earlier than April 20 at 6:37 a.m. ET. The four astronauts are set to arrive at the @Space_Station the next day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kjell Lindgren [@astro_kjell] (23 March 2022). "FREEDOM!! Crew-4 will fly to the International Space Station in a new Dragon capsule named 'Freedom.' The name celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit. 1/" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "SpaceX Dragon 'Freedom' named for first astronaut's ride into space". 23 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b "NASA to Air Crew Activities as Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare, Return to Earth". Space Coast Daily. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (14 April 2022). "SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission delayed again, to April 23". Space.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (20 April 2022). "Next SpaceX crew launch on hold to wait for return of private astronaut mission". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Dinner, Josh (27 April 2022). "SpaceX launches Crew-4 astronauts to space station on a Dragon named Freedom". Space.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Amanda Griffin (22 April 2022). "NASA and SpaceX Adjust Agency's Crew-4 Launch Date". NASA. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Baylor, Michael. "Falcon 9 Block 5 - Axiom Mission 2 (AX-2)". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Crew Dragon Freedom at Wikimedia Commons
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