SpaceX Crew-8

SpaceX Crew-8

Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS.
Names	USCV-8
Mission type	ISS crew transport
Operator	SpaceX
COSPAR ID	2024-042A
SATCAT no.	59097
Mission duration	180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	TBA
Spacecraft type	Crew Dragon
Manufacturer	SpaceX
Crew
Crew size	4
Members	Matthew Dominick Michael Barratt Jeanette Epps Alexander Grebenkin
Start of mission
Launch date	Q1 2024 (TBD)
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX
End of mission
Landing date	Q3 2024 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Harmony zenith
Docking date	Q1 2024 (planned)
Undocking date	Q3 2024 (planned)
Time docked	180 days (planned)
(L-R) Grebenkin, Barratt, Dominick, Epps Commercial Crew Program Crew Dragon flights

SpaceX Crew-8 is planned to be the eighth crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the 14th overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned to launch in early 2024.

The Crew-8 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). As of August 2023, three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, have been assigned to the mission. Jeanette Epps was previously assigned to Boeing Starliner missions.

Crew

Prime crew

Position	Astronaut
Spacecraft commander	Matthew Dominick, NASA Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight
Pilot	Michael Barratt, NASA Expedition 70 / 71 Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	Jeanette Epps, NASA Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos Expedition 70 / 71 First spaceflight

Mission

The eighth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is scheduled to launch in early 2024.