ESA to Fly Dedicated Crew Dragon Mission to ISS

ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS

The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts. The post ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.

ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS

Credit: SpaceX / NASA The European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 19 March that the agency intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for its astronauts. In November 2022, ESA announced its newest class of five career astronauts. Under the current barter agreement with NASA, ESA has secured a long-duration mission to the ISS for just one of the five, namel…