SpaceX Crew-2


SpaceX Crew-2 will be the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight. The mission will launch in February 2021, pending the actual launch date of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission and refurbishment of the Endeavour capsule after Demo-2 recovery. The Crew-2 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.

Crew

On 28 July 2020, JAXA, ESA and NASA confirmed their astronaut assignments aboard this mission.
The only known member of the Crew-2 backup crew is German astronaut Matthias Maurer, who ESA announced would act as backup for Pesquet.

Mission

The second SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program is currently scheduled to launch in February 2021. The Crew Dragon Endeavour, will dock to the International Docking Adapter on the Harmony module. Akihiko Hoshide will serve as the second Japanese ISS commander during his stay.
This is the second mission by Thomas Pesquet to the International Space Station and will be called Alpha, after Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, following the French tradition to name space missions after stars or constellations.

Preparations

The Falcon 9 for the Crew-2 mission will arrive at Cape Canaveral, Florida in the first quarter of 2021.