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Crew-4

Falcon 9 Block 5

SpaceX

Launch Status
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Trajectory

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Crew

Kjell N. Lindgren

Kjell N. Lindgren

  • Birthday: 01/23/1973
  • Role: Spacecraft Commander
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 07/22/2015
  • Last Flight: 04/27/2022

Kjell Norwood Lindgren is a current NASA astronaut. Lindgren was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Grou...

Robert Hines

Robert Hines

  • Birthday: 01/11/1975
  • Role: Pilot
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 04/27/2022
  • Last Flight: 04/27/2022

Robert "Bob" Thomas Hines, Jr. is an American fighter pilot and NASA astronaut of the class of 2017.

Jessica Watkins

Jessica Watkins

  • Birthday: 05/14/1988
  • Role: Mission Specialist
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 04/27/2022
  • Last Flight: 04/27/2022

Jessica Andrea Watkins is an American geologist, former international rugby player, and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2017...

Samantha Cristoforetti

Samantha Cristoforetti

  • Birthday: 04/26/1977
  • Role: Mission Specialist
  • Nationality: Italy
  • First Flight: 11/23/2014
  • Last Flight: 04/27/2022

Samantha Cristoforetti (born 26 April 1977 in Milan) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot a...

Mission

Crew-4

  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $52,000,000

SpaceX Crew-4 is the fourth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Location

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Launch Complex 39A has witnessed the launch of 208 rockets, including 207 orbital launch attempts. While Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, has been the site for 266 rocket launches.

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Rocket

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

Learn more about the Falcon 9 Block 5

Landing

Core B1067

B1067 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its fourth flight. Booster B1067 last launched 05/13/2025 and has seen 28 successful launches and landings. Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the CRS-22 mission.

A Shortfall of Gravitas - ASOG

The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship - ASDS

An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory.

Agency

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
3 years ago

Another step closer to the moon and Mars with SpaceX.

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
3 years ago

Like I said,Spacex is the best provider of Air and Space museum exhibits at the moment.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Aaron Gosnell
3 years ago

Not wrong Aaron, see if you can get your hands on a part or two as a collection they will be worth heaps in years to come . We have a small section of insulation from the Apollo 11 Command Service Module when it was being decommissioned before it was… Read more »

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
Reply to  Ken & Judy O' Neill
3 years ago

How do you do that?

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Aaron Gosnell
3 years ago

easy Aaron google ” Mini Museum ” and you will see heaps of items that you can purchase like the above .

Jay
Jay
3 years ago

Looking forward to watching!

Last edited 3 years ago by Jay
Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Jay
3 years ago

Get your popcorn ready Jay we Aussies (down under ) are .
Bring it on SpaceX.!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
3 years ago

Fantastic launch again SpaceX and great coverage for us “space nuts ” to watch .
Keep up the great work .

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
3 years ago

Fantastic launch yet again SpaceX and coverage for us earthlings .
Thank you from the folks in Australia ( down under).!