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SpaceX's Crew-1 astronaut mission to the International Space Station in photos

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By Space.com Staff
published 2 May 2021

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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. 

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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

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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. 

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 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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking. 

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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.

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The Crew Dragon Resilience approaches the International Space Station.

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The view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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The 11 astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station make up the crews of Crew-1, Crew-2 and Expedition 64.

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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.

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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.

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A view of the main parachutes, which deployed about three minutes before splashdown.

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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. 

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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