Crew-8

Crew-8

Falcon 9 MAR 03 2024 10:53 P.M. EST

SpaceX will send four people to the International Space Station on an American rocket and spacecraft.Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew mission and the thirteenth crewed orbital mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft overall. Launch day of the mission was March 4, 2024. As part of the Crew-8 mission, four crew members are flown to the International Space Station.

Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameCrew-8
Launch SiteLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateMAR 03 2024
NASA and SpaceX will launch a crew of four on an American rocket and spacecraft to the International Space Station. Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission of SpaceXs human space transportation system and its ninth flight with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, to the space station through NASAs Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff occurred at 10.53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum

Crew-8 Launch Video

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