Crew Dragon

SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4

June 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The introduction of C213 comes years after the other four Cargo Dragon spacecraft currently in service. Ax-4 will be the third human spaceflight mission for SpaceX in 2025.

Axiom Mission 4 delayed due to Dragon capsule readiness

May 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The capsule flying the Ax-4 mission was originally set to launch in support of the Crew-10 mission to the ISS, which launched in mid-March.

Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date

May 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Vast CEO said the company’s next big announcement will be revealing the crew who will be the first to fly on their commercial space station. The timing of that reveal has not been made public.

NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays

February 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The four-member crew will now fly onboard Dragon Endurance instead of SpaceX’s fifth Crew Dragon spacecraft as originally intended. Launch has moved up to Wednesday, March 12, “pending mission readiness and completion of the agency’s certification of flight readiness process.”

Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts

January 28, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX was already tasked with returning NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams as part of the Crew-9 mission. That departure was delayed by NASA due to unresolved issues with the fifth Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-10 flight.

As it happened: SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon docks with the International Space Station

November 5, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station to begin a one-month stay at the orbiting outpost. Dragon launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9:29 p.m. EST (0229 UTC) for the Commercial Resupply Services 31 (CRS-31) mission.

SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4

Axiom Mission 4 delayed due to Dragon capsule readiness

Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date

NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays

Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts

As it happened: SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon docks with the International Space Station

Launch delay: SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to splashdown weather concerns

NASA to announce final determination on how to conclude Starliner Crew Flight Test

Polaris Dawn astronauts, set to perform first commercial spacewalk, arrive in Florida ahead of launch

Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut crew named, begins training in Houston