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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 8 (from laksa115)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa008.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos","crawl_time":1775613375,"first_indexed_time":1605039047,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,space!www,\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos s443","src_root_hash":"7770394665477845008","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"SpaceX's Crew-1 astronaut mission to the International Space Station in photos | Space","meta_descriptions":["See photos of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the first operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"SpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can\nsee the latest updates here\n.\nHere, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission. \nSpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT).\nFrom left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021. \n SpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021.\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nSpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020.\nNASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. \nA small plush toy of \"The Child\" or \"Baby Yoda\" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series \"The Mandalorian\" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.\nThe Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station.\nThe view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience.\nVictor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule \"Resilience\" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020.\nThis screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020. \nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974. \nCrew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon \"Resilience\" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record.\nThe Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. \nInternational Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021.\nThe 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64.\nEleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1.\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth.\nA view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown.\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight. \nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020.\nThe four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after\narriving at the Kennedy Space Center\nin Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi.\nA crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. \nFrom left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020.\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nCrew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020.\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. \nThe sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020. \nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nThe first stage of the SpaceX\nFalcon 9 rocket\nthat will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas.\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nThe Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft,\nnamed \"Resilience\"\nby the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020.\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft\narrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center\nin Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. \nThe Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020.\nNASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal.\nNASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.\nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nThe Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nFrom left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission.\nSpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew. \nShare your thoughts\n0\n0\n0\n0\nJoin the community\nJoin the Space.com Family! The best way to keep in touch and to be informed of our latest quizzes and competitions, as well as news and offers.\nAlready have an account?\nLog in\nLog In\nForgotten your password?\nReset it\nNot got an account?\nRegister\nMy Details\nUpdate your details below...\nKeep in the Know\nWould you like to be kept informed about new quizzes and offers from Future and its partners?\nValidate Your Mobile No.\nWe have sent a code to\n. Please enter it below to verify your account.\nUpdate mobile number\nResend code\nUpdate Your Mobile No.\nYou may enter a new mobile number below. 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[![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n- [![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg)](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos)\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/huZZWgLaEtKhudPxMBUHJb.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can [see the latest updates here](https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/live\/spacex-crew-1-mission-updates).\n\nHere, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 1 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 1 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2roG5wAFgNiMNgkSNsyJHY.png)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT).\n\n**Full story:** [**SpaceX Crew Dragon makes 1st nighttime splashdown with US astronauts since Apollo era**](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-dragon-capsule-splashdown)\n\nPrev\n\nPage 2 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 2 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ntkfnp4PkbLEqtam6FB558.jpg)\n\n###\nFrom left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 3 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 3 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ToGCrQgmfazdzWDv2iEP4h.png)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 4 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 4 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9ASLfCVYQPFVqioSfebbB.jpg)\n\n###\n\nPrev\n\nPage 5 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 5 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/AENREcQfuaXAHgWCjiPDMM.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 6 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 6 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/grDW6j5szcYRrTGBZzenf.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 7 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 7 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8oBJxTP5LKFTprhg9HAC77.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 8 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 8 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HriMWr4NyJFy9DMaYdwt9Z.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 9 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 9 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/882enzYpSzumTLf9oztFJa.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 10 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 10 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cDveaFGN2bZtw6YfGfionn.jpg)\n\n###\nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 11 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 11 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yay2YAm84iANJMkXWDsmcS.jpg)\n\n###\nA small plush toy of \"The Child\" or \"Baby Yoda\" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series \"The Mandalorian\" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 12 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 12 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ReWSpvhiRcAtceapH6jRNn.jpeg)\n\n###\nThe Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 13 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 13 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/R5w8GJWvQN8wAXcirfuQuk.jpg)\n\n###\nThe view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 14 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 14 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wGXtKHm8TVTwvMnjrZFAX.jpg)\n\n###\nVictor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule \"Resilience\" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 15 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 15 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Vy2NUiPjYJxTcVF8BdfqJR.jpg)\n\n###\nThis screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 16 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 16 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/saFP5pwfBUmLVFTThCFePD.jpg)\n\n###\nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 17 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 17 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XZLTTvxayt3mzSDC27Rt6E.jpg)\n\n###\nCrew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon \"Resilience\" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 18 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 18 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EXF5gMTHV4cAdMegDYnAiD.jpg)\n\n###\nThe Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 19 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 19 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Dh8VHnwCVQALvg9Gp9YC6c.jpg)\n\n###\nInternational Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 20 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 20 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6uoYKPedk3aa9vc3CGzgkc.jpg)\n\n###\nThe 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 21 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 21 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZfpXQXYAFsaAACzeDExpSV.jpg)\n\n###\nEleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 22 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 22 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jFdRhEp2dFqbBns86iG5s9.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 23 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 23 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nBSzz2fjgsDjaxhqQkuu7F.png)\n\n###\nA view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 24 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 24 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iCBmsGuSm9B68yGCnW6m6L.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 25 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 25 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jEYPMGj9eAg2ypGPkJUjQW.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n**Full story:** [**SpaceX Crew Dragon rolls out to pad for Crew-1 astronaut launch**](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-rocket-rolls-out)\n\nPrev\n\nPage 26 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 26 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Cd3hmD2x3hj7nCPSiMqNDR.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n**Full story:** [**SpaceX Crew Dragon rolls out to pad for Crew-1 astronaut launch**](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-rocket-rolls-out)\n\nPrev\n\nPage 27 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 27 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GEhdSrFrqTKVPXLurF33qA.jpeg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 28 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 28 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4tmfQJZVgqxAw6zaySBTE.jpg)\n\n###\nThe four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after [arriving at the Kennedy Space Center](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-nasa-crew-1-astronauts-launch-site-arrival) in Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 29 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 29 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9acf52AzzQL3nu6BRs3KrC.jpg)\n\n###\nA crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 30 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 30 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PDLSsWYL8SBsBoPFKELubJ.jpg)\n\n###\nFrom left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 31 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 31 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/miKpApGM5XYV8z9JXyZTBY.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 32 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 32 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a4typP5yRV8vFdVKkbUGzY.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 33 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 33 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JUmsQeRzUYJLFHkoYGiHP7.jpeg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 34 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 34 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZKycyi6FyuiwoHSbzm94C9.jpeg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 35 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 35 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hEaQq3Qp8MtzmiLQu5rA8C.jpeg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 36 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 36 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/W5rngGFUVXkKt87aanjkG8.jpeg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 37 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 37 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Bz3kNpiXHYEDjkHHxF3YuN.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 38 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 38 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xW9tTDeks3KzTkyoH2BUfV.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 39 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 39 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TaYjceAGc4iDHG46vV4wPT.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 40 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 40 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5iu7QwzBY42hEc4687r8SQ.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 41 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 41 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SuJr2tSQ6ZP9JJMTeKiVwR.jpg)\n\n###\nCrew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 42 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 42 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wWWTKufjkRbzTeFMjmwcpU.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 43 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 43 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pAUcAD9cD7YQ2ZBGAKyU8U.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 44 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 44 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b9JCLsGxiztMBfPfv9VdcS.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 45 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 45 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HLa9jD983a4rZJo3wxcr2N.jpg)\n\n###\nThe sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 46 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 46 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/raexco8no8J8RCzkhCqHsd.jpg)\n\n###\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 47 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 47 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vk5Rk6fz2iks6hbWYHRN2M.jpg)\n\n###\nThe first stage of the SpaceX [Falcon 9 rocket](https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) that will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 48 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 48 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tgwXytspTcSYbNpbHmRSKK.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 49 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 49 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M4BUCXgNeMXAFXq3LDkR7.jpg)\n\n###\nThe Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft, [named \"Resilience\"](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-name-dragon-capsule-resilience) by the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 50 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 50 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRGbDJXf5WGiLgXV3zWYTZ.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft [arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-arrives-florida.html) in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 51 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 51 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gToBpW5ygXH2hEe3YTCG.jpg)\n\n###\nThe Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 52 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 52 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMAXS7GXf8E4Dt65yCjzTk.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 53 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 53 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mwhwduwLCMQxD3kWq9QAZU.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 54 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 54 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2UwD3Ag3A3HXDhBkkxBCca.jpg)\n\n###\nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 55 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 55 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 56 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 56 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg)\n\n###\nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 57 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 57 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 58 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 58 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg)\n\n###\nThe Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 59 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 59 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg)\n\n###\nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 60 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 60 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg)\n\n###\nFrom left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 61 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 61 of 62\n\nNext\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg)\n\n###\nSpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew.\n\nPrev\n\nPage 62 of 62\n\nNext\n\nPrev\n\nPage 62 of 62\n\nNext\n\n**Share your thoughts**\n\n0\n\n0\n\n0\n\n0\n\nRandom QuizPlay a Random Quiz\n\nFilter by Category\n\nJoin the community\n\nJoin the Space.com Family! The best way to keep in touch and to be informed of our latest quizzes and competitions, as well as news and offers.\n\nI'm in\\!\n\nNot right now\n\nAlready have an account? 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Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.\n\nClose\n\nPlease login or signup to comment\n\nPlease wait...\n\nLogin\n\nSign Up","attrs_readable_markdown":"![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/huZZWgLaEtKhudPxMBUHJb.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can [see the latest updates here](https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/live\/spacex-crew-1-mission-updates).\n\nHere, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2roG5wAFgNiMNgkSNsyJHY.png)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT).\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ntkfnp4PkbLEqtam6FB558.jpg)\n\nFrom left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ToGCrQgmfazdzWDv2iEP4h.png)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9ASLfCVYQPFVqioSfebbB.jpg)\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/AENREcQfuaXAHgWCjiPDMM.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/grDW6j5szcYRrTGBZzenf.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8oBJxTP5LKFTprhg9HAC77.jpg)\n\nNASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HriMWr4NyJFy9DMaYdwt9Z.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/882enzYpSzumTLf9oztFJa.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cDveaFGN2bZtw6YfGfionn.jpg)\n\nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yay2YAm84iANJMkXWDsmcS.jpg)\n\nA small plush toy of \"The Child\" or \"Baby Yoda\" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series \"The Mandalorian\" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon \"Resilience\" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ReWSpvhiRcAtceapH6jRNn.jpeg)\n\nThe Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/R5w8GJWvQN8wAXcirfuQuk.jpg)\n\nThe view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wGXtKHm8TVTwvMnjrZFAX.jpg)\n\nVictor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule \"Resilience\" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Vy2NUiPjYJxTcVF8BdfqJR.jpg)\n\nThis screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/saFP5pwfBUmLVFTThCFePD.jpg)\n\nThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XZLTTvxayt3mzSDC27Rt6E.jpg)\n\nCrew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon \"Resilience\" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EXF5gMTHV4cAdMegDYnAiD.jpg)\n\nThe Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Dh8VHnwCVQALvg9Gp9YC6c.jpg)\n\nInternational Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6uoYKPedk3aa9vc3CGzgkc.jpg)\n\nThe 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZfpXQXYAFsaAACzeDExpSV.jpg)\n\nEleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jFdRhEp2dFqbBns86iG5s9.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nBSzz2fjgsDjaxhqQkuu7F.png)\n\nA view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iCBmsGuSm9B68yGCnW6m6L.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jEYPMGj9eAg2ypGPkJUjQW.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Cd3hmD2x3hj7nCPSiMqNDR.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GEhdSrFrqTKVPXLurF33qA.jpeg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4tmfQJZVgqxAw6zaySBTE.jpg)\n\nThe four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after [arriving at the Kennedy Space Center](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-nasa-crew-1-astronauts-launch-site-arrival) in Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9acf52AzzQL3nu6BRs3KrC.jpg)\n\nA crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PDLSsWYL8SBsBoPFKELubJ.jpg)\n\nFrom left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/miKpApGM5XYV8z9JXyZTBY.jpg)\n\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a4typP5yRV8vFdVKkbUGzY.jpg)\n\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JUmsQeRzUYJLFHkoYGiHP7.jpeg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZKycyi6FyuiwoHSbzm94C9.jpeg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hEaQq3Qp8MtzmiLQu5rA8C.jpeg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/W5rngGFUVXkKt87aanjkG8.jpeg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Bz3kNpiXHYEDjkHHxF3YuN.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xW9tTDeks3KzTkyoH2BUfV.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TaYjceAGc4iDHG46vV4wPT.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5iu7QwzBY42hEc4687r8SQ.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SuJr2tSQ6ZP9JJMTeKiVwR.jpg)\n\nCrew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wWWTKufjkRbzTeFMjmwcpU.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pAUcAD9cD7YQ2ZBGAKyU8U.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/b9JCLsGxiztMBfPfv9VdcS.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft \"Resilience\" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HLa9jD983a4rZJo3wxcr2N.jpg)\n\nThe sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/raexco8no8J8RCzkhCqHsd.jpg)\n\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vk5Rk6fz2iks6hbWYHRN2M.jpg)\n\nThe first stage of the SpaceX [Falcon 9 rocket](https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) that will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tgwXytspTcSYbNpbHmRSKK.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M4BUCXgNeMXAFXq3LDkR7.jpg)\n\nThe Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft, [named \"Resilience\"](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-name-dragon-capsule-resilience) by the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RRGbDJXf5WGiLgXV3zWYTZ.jpg)\n\nSpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft [arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center](https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-arrives-florida.html) in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gToBpW5ygXH2hEe3YTCG.jpg)\n\nThe Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zMAXS7GXf8E4Dt65yCjzTk.jpg)\n\nNASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mwhwduwLCMQxD3kWq9QAZU.jpg)\n\nNASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2UwD3Ag3A3HXDhBkkxBCca.jpg)\n\nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg)\n\nNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg)\n\nJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg)\n\nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg)\n\nThe Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg)\n\nNASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg)\n\nFrom left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission.\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg)\n\nSpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew.\n\n**Share your thoughts**\n\n0\n\n0\n\n0\n\n0\n\nJoin the community\n\nJoin the Space.com Family! 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Boilerpipe Text	SpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can see the latest updates here . Here, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission. SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT). From left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021. SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. A small plush toy of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station. The view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience. Victor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule "Resilience" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020. This screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974. Crew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon "Resilience" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record. The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. International Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021. The 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64. Eleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1. SpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth. A view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown. SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020. The four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi. A crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. From left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Crew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. The sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft, named "Resilience" by the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020. SpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020. NASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal. NASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission. SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew. Share your thoughts 0 0 0 0 Join the community Join the Space.com Family! 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[![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) - [![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg)](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-mission-photos) ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/huZZWgLaEtKhudPxMBUHJb.jpg) ### SpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can [see the latest updates here](https://www.space.com/news/live/spacex-crew-1-mission-updates). Here, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission. Prev Page 1 of 62 Next Prev Page 1 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2roG5wAFgNiMNgkSNsyJHY.png) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT). Full story: [SpaceX Crew Dragon makes 1st nighttime splashdown with US astronauts since Apollo era](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-astronaut-dragon-capsule-splashdown) Prev Page 2 of 62 Next Prev Page 2 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ntkfnp4PkbLEqtam6FB558.jpg) ### From left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021. Prev Page 3 of 62 Next Prev Page 3 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ToGCrQgmfazdzWDv2iEP4h.png) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021. Prev Page 4 of 62 Next Prev Page 4 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w9ASLfCVYQPFVqioSfebbB.jpg) ### Prev Page 5 of 62 Next Prev Page 5 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AENREcQfuaXAHgWCjiPDMM.jpg) ### SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 6 of 62 Next Prev Page 6 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/grDW6j5szcYRrTGBZzenf.jpg) ### SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020. Prev Page 7 of 62 Next Prev Page 7 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oBJxTP5LKFTprhg9HAC77.jpg) ### NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020. Prev Page 8 of 62 Next Prev Page 8 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HriMWr4NyJFy9DMaYdwt9Z.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 9 of 62 Next Prev Page 9 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/882enzYpSzumTLf9oztFJa.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 10 of 62 Next Prev Page 10 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDveaFGN2bZtw6YfGfionn.jpg) ### The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. Prev Page 11 of 62 Next Prev Page 11 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yay2YAm84iANJMkXWDsmcS.jpg) ### A small plush toy of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Prev Page 12 of 62 Next Prev Page 12 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ReWSpvhiRcAtceapH6jRNn.jpeg) ### The Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station. Prev Page 13 of 62 Next Prev Page 13 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R5w8GJWvQN8wAXcirfuQuk.jpg) ### The view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience. Prev Page 14 of 62 Next Prev Page 14 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGXtKHm8TVTwvMnjrZFAX.jpg) ### Victor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule "Resilience" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020. Prev Page 15 of 62 Next Prev Page 15 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vy2NUiPjYJxTcVF8BdfqJR.jpg) ### This screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020. Prev Page 16 of 62 Next Prev Page 16 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/saFP5pwfBUmLVFTThCFePD.jpg) ### The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974. Prev Page 17 of 62 Next Prev Page 17 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZLTTvxayt3mzSDC27Rt6E.jpg) ### Crew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon "Resilience" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record. Prev Page 18 of 62 Next Prev Page 18 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EXF5gMTHV4cAdMegDYnAiD.jpg) ### The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Prev Page 19 of 62 Next Prev Page 19 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dh8VHnwCVQALvg9Gp9YC6c.jpg) ### International Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021. Prev Page 20 of 62 Next Prev Page 20 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uoYKPedk3aa9vc3CGzgkc.jpg) ### The 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64. Prev Page 21 of 62 Next Prev Page 21 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZfpXQXYAFsaAACzeDExpSV.jpg) ### Eleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1. Prev Page 22 of 62 Next Prev Page 22 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jFdRhEp2dFqbBns86iG5s9.jpg) ### SpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth. Prev Page 23 of 62 Next Prev Page 23 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBSzz2fjgsDjaxhqQkuu7F.png) ### A view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown. Prev Page 24 of 62 Next Prev Page 24 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iCBmsGuSm9B68yGCnW6m6L.jpg) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight. Prev Page 25 of 62 Next Prev Page 25 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEYPMGj9eAg2ypGPkJUjQW.jpg) ### SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Full story: [SpaceX Crew Dragon rolls out to pad for Crew-1 astronaut launch](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-rocket-rolls-out) Prev Page 26 of 62 Next Prev Page 26 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cd3hmD2x3hj7nCPSiMqNDR.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Full story: [SpaceX Crew Dragon rolls out to pad for Crew-1 astronaut launch](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-rocket-rolls-out) Prev Page 27 of 62 Next Prev Page 27 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GEhdSrFrqTKVPXLurF33qA.jpeg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020. Prev Page 28 of 62 Next Prev Page 28 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4tmfQJZVgqxAw6zaySBTE.jpg) ### The four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after [arriving at the Kennedy Space Center](https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-1-astronauts-launch-site-arrival) in Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Prev Page 29 of 62 Next Prev Page 29 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9acf52AzzQL3nu6BRs3KrC.jpg) ### A crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Prev Page 30 of 62 Next Prev Page 30 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PDLSsWYL8SBsBoPFKELubJ.jpg) ### From left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020. Prev Page 31 of 62 Next Prev Page 31 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/miKpApGM5XYV8z9JXyZTBY.jpg) ### NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 32 of 62 Next Prev Page 32 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4typP5yRV8vFdVKkbUGzY.jpg) ### NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 33 of 62 Next Prev Page 33 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUmsQeRzUYJLFHkoYGiHP7.jpeg) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. Prev Page 34 of 62 Next Prev Page 34 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKycyi6FyuiwoHSbzm94C9.jpeg) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. Prev Page 35 of 62 Next Prev Page 35 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hEaQq3Qp8MtzmiLQu5rA8C.jpeg) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. Prev Page 36 of 62 Next Prev Page 36 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W5rngGFUVXkKt87aanjkG8.jpeg) ### SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. Prev Page 37 of 62 Next Prev Page 37 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bz3kNpiXHYEDjkHHxF3YuN.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 38 of 62 Next Prev Page 38 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xW9tTDeks3KzTkyoH2BUfV.jpg) ### SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 39 of 62 Next Prev Page 39 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TaYjceAGc4iDHG46vV4wPT.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 40 of 62 Next Prev Page 40 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iu7QwzBY42hEc4687r8SQ.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 41 of 62 Next Prev Page 41 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SuJr2tSQ6ZP9JJMTeKiVwR.jpg) ### Crew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 42 of 62 Next Prev Page 42 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWWTKufjkRbzTeFMjmwcpU.jpg) ### SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 43 of 62 Next Prev Page 43 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pAUcAD9cD7YQ2ZBGAKyU8U.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 44 of 62 Next Prev Page 44 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b9JCLsGxiztMBfPfv9VdcS.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. Prev Page 45 of 62 Next Prev Page 45 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLa9jD983a4rZJo3wxcr2N.jpg) ### The sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020. Prev Page 46 of 62 Next Prev Page 46 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/raexco8no8J8RCzkhCqHsd.jpg) ### A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 47 of 62 Next Prev Page 47 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vk5Rk6fz2iks6hbWYHRN2M.jpg) ### The first stage of the SpaceX [Falcon 9 rocket](https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) that will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas. Prev Page 48 of 62 Next Prev Page 48 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tgwXytspTcSYbNpbHmRSKK.jpg) ### SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 49 of 62 Next Prev Page 49 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M4BUCXgNeMXAFXq3LDkR7.jpg) ### The Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft, [named "Resilience"](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-name-dragon-capsule-resilience) by the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020. Prev Page 50 of 62 Next Prev Page 50 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RRGbDJXf5WGiLgXV3zWYTZ.jpg) ### SpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft [arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-arrives-florida.html) in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. Prev Page 51 of 62 Next Prev Page 51 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gToBpW5ygXH2hEe3YTCG.jpg) ### The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020. Prev Page 52 of 62 Next Prev Page 52 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMAXS7GXf8E4Dt65yCjzTk.jpg) ### NASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal. Prev Page 53 of 62 Next Prev Page 53 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mwhwduwLCMQxD3kWq9QAZU.jpg) ### NASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Prev Page 54 of 62 Next Prev Page 54 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2UwD3Ag3A3HXDhBkkxBCca.jpg) ### Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 55 of 62 Next Prev Page 55 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg) ### NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 56 of 62 Next Prev Page 56 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg) ### Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 57 of 62 Next Prev Page 57 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg) ### NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 58 of 62 Next Prev Page 58 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg) ### The Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 59 of 62 Next Prev Page 59 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg) ### NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Prev Page 60 of 62 Next Prev Page 60 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg) ### From left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission. Prev Page 61 of 62 Next Prev Page 61 of 62 Next ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg) ### SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew. Prev Page 62 of 62 Next Prev Page 62 of 62 Next Share your thoughts 0 0 0 0 Random QuizPlay a Random Quiz Filter by Category Join the community Join the Space.com Family! The best way to keep in touch and to be informed of our latest quizzes and competitions, as well as news and offers. I'm in\! Not right now Already have an account? 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Readable Markdown	![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/huZZWgLaEtKhudPxMBUHJb.jpg) SpaceX's Crew-1 mission, the first operational mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, sent four astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station for NASA. The mission lifted off on Nov. 14, 2020, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on May 2, 2021. You can [see the latest updates here](https://www.space.com/news/live/spacex-crew-1-mission-updates). Here, the Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose in front of their Dragon capsule during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 14, 2020. Click through this gallery to see more photos of the Crew-1 mission. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2roG5wAFgNiMNgkSNsyJHY.png) SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021, at 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT). ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ntkfnp4PkbLEqtam6FB558.jpg) From left, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft on board the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on May 2, 2021. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ToGCrQgmfazdzWDv2iEP4h.png) SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Resilience" is pictured on the GO Navigator recovery vessel after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, on May 2, 2021. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w9ASLfCVYQPFVqioSfebbB.jpg) ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AENREcQfuaXAHgWCjiPDMM.jpg) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/grDW6j5szcYRrTGBZzenf.jpg) SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts, including NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, pose inside their Dragon capsule at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on July 30, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oBJxTP5LKFTprhg9HAC77.jpg) NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training, on Aug. 14, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HriMWr4NyJFy9DMaYdwt9Z.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/882enzYpSzumTLf9oztFJa.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi onboard, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDveaFGN2bZtw6YfGfionn.jpg) The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yay2YAm84iANJMkXWDsmcS.jpg) A small plush toy of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ReWSpvhiRcAtceapH6jRNn.jpeg) The Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R5w8GJWvQN8wAXcirfuQuk.jpg) The view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGXtKHm8TVTwvMnjrZFAX.jpg) Victor Glover hugs fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just after floating aboard the International Space station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule "Resilience" early on the morning of Nov. 17, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vy2NUiPjYJxTcVF8BdfqJR.jpg) This screenshot shows the welcome ceremony for SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts (bottom, from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, who arrived at the International Space Station on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. In the back row are NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who have been living on the orbiting lab since October 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/saFP5pwfBUmLVFTThCFePD.jpg) The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward docking adapter at the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2021, 11 days before surpassing the U.S. crewed spacecraft flight duration record held by Skylab 4 since 1974. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZLTTvxayt3mzSDC27Rt6E.jpg) Crew-1 astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover connect with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson (on screen) to mark their SpaceX Dragon "Resilience" overtaking his command module's 84 days for the U.S. flight record. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EXF5gMTHV4cAdMegDYnAiD.jpg) The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) arranged for the Crew-1 astronauts on the International Space Station to talk with Skylab 4 science pilot Ed Gibson on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dh8VHnwCVQALvg9Gp9YC6c.jpg) International Space Station astronauts preparing makeshift sleeping arrangements on April 7, 2021, several weeks ahead of the arrival of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission, which brought four new crewmembers to the orbiting lab on April 24, 2021. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uoYKPedk3aa9vc3CGzgkc.jpg) The 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZfpXQXYAFsaAACzeDExpSV.jpg) Eleven occupants of the International Space Station pose for a photo inside the somewhat overcrowded orbital outpost as they await the decision on the departure of the three members of Crew-1. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jFdRhEp2dFqbBns86iG5s9.jpg) SpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule Resilience is seen in camera view from the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital lab on May 1, 2021 to return four astronauts back to Earth. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBSzz2fjgsDjaxhqQkuu7F.png) A view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iCBmsGuSm9B68yGCnW6m6L.jpg) SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The rocket went vertical on the pad at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning (Nov. 10) after rolling out from the horizontal integration facility overnight. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEYPMGj9eAg2ypGPkJUjQW.jpg) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cd3hmD2x3hj7nCPSiMqNDR.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GEhdSrFrqTKVPXLurF33qA.jpeg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top stands ready for launch at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 10, 2020. SpaceX plans to launch NASA's Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4tmfQJZVgqxAw6zaySBTE.jpg) The four astronauts of NASA's Crew-1 mission smile after [arriving at the Kennedy Space Center](https://www.space.com/spacex-nasa-crew-1-astronauts-launch-site-arrival) in Cape Canaveral on Nov. 8, 2020, for their upcoming launch. KSC director Bob Cabana (left) points to the crew, who are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9acf52AzzQL3nu6BRs3KrC.jpg) A crew arrival event for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission was held Nov. 8, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are NASA astronaut Shannon Walker; NASA astronaut Victor Glover; Junichi Sakai, manager of the International Space Station Program at JAXA; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center; NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PDLSsWYL8SBsBoPFKELubJ.jpg) From left, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are seen as they depart the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after arriving from Houston ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 8, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/miKpApGM5XYV8z9JXyZTBY.jpg) NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4typP5yRV8vFdVKkbUGzY.jpg) NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visits the Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUmsQeRzUYJLFHkoYGiHP7.jpeg) SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKycyi6FyuiwoHSbzm94C9.jpeg) SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hEaQq3Qp8MtzmiLQu5rA8C.jpeg) SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W5rngGFUVXkKt87aanjkG8.jpeg) SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket are pictured in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the planned launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bz3kNpiXHYEDjkHHxF3YuN.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xW9tTDeks3KzTkyoH2BUfV.jpg) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TaYjceAGc4iDHG46vV4wPT.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iu7QwzBY42hEc4687r8SQ.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SuJr2tSQ6ZP9JJMTeKiVwR.jpg) Crew-1 astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi pose for a picture as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A with their Crew Dragon spacecraft on board, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWWTKufjkRbzTeFMjmwcpU.jpg) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission are pictured on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A before being raised into a vertical position on Nov. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pAUcAD9cD7YQ2ZBGAKyU8U.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b9JCLsGxiztMBfPfv9VdcS.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft "Resilience" on board, is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 9, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLa9jD983a4rZJo3wxcr2N.jpg) The sun rises behind SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, seen here on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Nov. 10, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/raexco8no8J8RCzkhCqHsd.jpg) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen just before sunrise on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vk5Rk6fz2iks6hbWYHRN2M.jpg) The first stage of the SpaceX [Falcon 9 rocket](https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html) that will launch NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida on July 14, 2020. The rocket was shipped from the SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tgwXytspTcSYbNpbHmRSKK.jpg) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out overnight as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission, on Nov. 10, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M4BUCXgNeMXAFXq3LDkR7.jpg) The Crew-1 astronauts visit the Crew Dragon spacecraft, [named "Resilience"](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-name-dragon-capsule-resilience) by the crew, inside the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Nov. 8, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RRGbDJXf5WGiLgXV3zWYTZ.jpg) SpaceX's Crew-1 Crew Dragon space capsule is seen nearly complete at the company's Hawthorne, California facility. The spacecraft [arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center](https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-1-dragon-capsule-arrives-florida.html) in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gToBpW5ygXH2hEe3YTCG.jpg) The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for the Crew-1 mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program undergoes processing inside the clean room at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2020. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMAXS7GXf8E4Dt65yCjzTk.jpg) NASA astronaut Victor Glover showcases some cornbread dressing on the International Space Station, part of the Expedition 64 crew's Thanksgiving dinner, in a video of the astronauts' holiday meal. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mwhwduwLCMQxD3kWq9QAZU.jpg) NASA's Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo as they prepare to head to Pad 39A for their SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on Nov. 15, 2020. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2UwD3Ag3A3HXDhBkkxBCca.jpg) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is seen as he departs the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pb9WvPHQDgP5gjQnxrRHwZ.jpg) NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard wave as NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbMz83sKY4rsZTceoUWcxY.jpg) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, is seen as he prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2CrD3UHoXvy72fEEyjLJF.jpg) NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A during a dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-1 mission launch, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CqmaAWVqrq2feBL4ucpsLX.jpg) The Crew-1 astronauts pose for a photo in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DbReMDkuLSQwKikk4pBwuX.jpg) NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, center, Shannon Walker left, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Victor Glover for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission launch, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Wdz9YGs9X4t4Mb96MrEwW.jpg) From left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The four will launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-1 mission. ![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FcMPAMgazZ5pRaYoCSEw8.jpg) SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission patch includes icons for the past NASA human spaceflight programs but omits the astronauts' names and national flags, such that it represents more than the crew. Share your thoughts 0 0 0 0 Join the community Join the Space.com Family! 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