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    ESA kauft SpaceX Crew Dragon-Mission zur ISS


    Flugdatum und -dauer werden nicht erwähnt, aber es handelt sich wahrscheinlich um einen kürzeren Besuch mit einer ähnlichen Länge wie ein Axiom-/Vast-Flug.

    https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-to-purchase-spacex-crew-dragon-mission-to-iss/

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    1. UtterTravesty on

      Its a real shame ESA never managed to successfully develop their own crewed spacecraft. RIP Hermes 🙏

    2. DreamChaserSt on

      The article does mention a flight duration, it’ll be about a month long. They’ll be supporting overall ISS operations rather than what Axiom missions have done, focusing on specific experiments and tasks.

      *The four private Crew Dragon missions to the ISS launched to date through commercial provider Axiom Space have each spent approximately 18 days aboard the station, with one of the four being significantly shorter, at just 8 days. According to Neuenschwander, the agency’s EPIC mission is expected to be a “medium duration mission,” with the agency planning for approximately a month’s stay.*

      The rationale is to send up more ESA astronauts before the ISS is retired, since NASA has only given flight slots for 2 of their 5 astronauts, and they don’t know how many more chances they’ll get.

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