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{{short description|Demonstration flight of the SpaceX Dragon 2}}

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{{About|the 2019 uncrewed test flight of the Dragon 2 capsule|the 2010 test flight of the original Dragon capsule|SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1}}

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| image = NASA Johnson 3.3-445A2747.jpg

|image_caption=Launch of SpX-DM1 at [[LC-39A|LC-39A]] on March 2, 2019.

| image_caption = Dragon C204 silhouetted against Earth's horizon, during its approach to the ISS

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'''SpXCrew Dragon Demo-DM11''' (officially '''Crew Demo-1''', '''SpaceX Demo-1''', or '''Demonstration Mission -1'''){{Efn|This mission has multiple official names. Mission operator SpaceX refers isto the mission as "Crew Demo-1", while customer NASA refers to the mission as "SpaceX Demo-1". Unless otherwise noted, this article uses "Demo-1" to refer to this mission.}} was the first orbital test of the [[CrewSpaceX Dragon 2 |Dragon 2]] spacecraft. This first spaceflight is an uncrewedThe mission. It was launched on 2 March 2,2019 2019<ref name=":1">{{Citecite web|url=https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp/0068-EX-ST-2019 |title=Space Exploration Technologies Corp. WF9XGI 0068-EX-ST-2019 FCC Experimental License|websitepublisher=fcc.reportFCC|access-date=February 5, 2019}} {{PD-02-05notice}}</ref><ref>{{Citecite web |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/02/06/|title=February 6, 2019 – Commercial Crew Program|websitedate=blogs.nasa.gov6 February 2019 |languagepublisher=en-USNASA|access-date=February 6, 2019}} {{PD-02-06notice}}</ref> at 207:49:03 AM[[Coordinated ESTUniversal Time |UTC]], and arrived at the [[International Space Station]] on 3 March 32019, a little over 24 hours after the launch. The mission ended with a splashdown on 8 March 2019 at 13:45:08{{nbsp}}UTC.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=SpaceX #CrewDragon Demonstration Flight Return to Earth|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aAe0GWIWGI|access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>

During a separate test, on 20 April 2019, the capsule used on Crew Demo-1 was unexpectedly destroyed when firing the SuperDraco engines at Landing Zone 1.<ref name=accident>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/heres-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-about-the-crew-dragon-accident/|title=Here's what we know, and what we don't, about the Crew Dragon accident|first=Eric |last=Berger|publisher=Ars Technica|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>

==Mission==

The spacecraft tests the approach and automated docking procedures with the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), remain docked for five days, then conduct the full [[atmospheric reentry|re-entry]], [[splashdown]] and recovery steps to provide data requisite to subsequently qualify for flights transporting humans to the ISS. Life support systems are being monitored all along the test flight. The same capsule will be re-used later for an [[Dragon 2#In-flight abort test|in-flight abort test]].<ref name="shotwell-crewdragon">

{{cite news |last=Foust|first=Jeff |url=http://spacenews.com/spacex-seeks-to-accelerate-falcon-9-production-and-launch-rates-this-year/ |title=SpaceX seeks to accelerate Falcon 9 production and launch rates this year |work=[[SpaceNews (publication)|SpaceNews]] |date=February 4, 2016 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |quote= Shotwell said the company is planning an in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft before the end of this year, where the vehicle uses its thrusters to separate from a Falcon 9 rocket during ascent. That will be followed in 2017 by two demonstration flights to the International Space Station, the first without a crew and the second with astronauts on board, and then the first operational mission.}}</ref>

== Mission ==

It was launched on a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust Block 5|Falcon 9]] rocket contracted by [[NASA]]'s [[CCDev2|commercial crew program]]. Initial plans had hoped to see CCDev2 flights as early as 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Derek |url=https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/falcon-9-with-crew-dragon-vertical-at-launch-complex-39a/ |title=Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon vertical at Launch Complex 39A |work=SpaceFlight Insider |date=5 January 2019 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref> DM1 was eventually slated for no earlier than December 2016, and then delayed several times throughout 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/first-spacex-commercial-crew-flight-test-could-slip-to-2019/|title=First SpaceX commercial crew test flight could slip to 2019|date=2018-10-03|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/spacex-delays-commercial-crew-test-flights-to-latter-half-of-2018/|title=SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018|date=2018-01-11|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/report-warns-of-additional-commercial-crew-delays/|title=Report warns of additional commercial crew delays|date=2016-09-06|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref> The first exact date was published by NASA in November 2018 to be January 17, 2019,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-spacex-demo-1-launch |title=NASA Invites Media to SpaceX Demo-1 Launch |publisher=[[NASA]] |date=21 November 2018 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref> but this got pushed into February.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/01/10/spacex-demo-1-launch-update/ | title=SpaceX Demo-1 Launch Update | work=NASA Commercial Crew Program Blog | date=January 10, 2019 | accessdate=11 January 2019 }}</ref> The static fire took place on January 24, 2019 and the launch date was set to February 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/25/falcon-9-rocket-fires-engines-in-key-test-ahead-of-crew-dragon-demo-flight/|title=Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in key test ahead of Crew Dragon demo flight – Spaceflight Now|last=Clark|first=Stephen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> By the end of January, the launch was delayed to no earlier than March 2, 2019 according to a [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] filing by SpaceX for Dragon 2 capsule telemetry, tracking, and command.<ref name=":1" />

The spacecraft tested the approach and automated docking procedures with the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), consequent undocking from the ISS, full [[atmospheric reentry|re-entry]], [[splashdown]] and recovery steps to provide data requisite to subsequently qualify for flights transporting humans to the ISS. Life support systems were monitored throughout the test flight.<ref name="shotwell-crewdragon">{{cite news|last=Foust|first=Jeff|url=http://spacenews.com/spacex-seeks-to-accelerate-falcon-9-production-and-launch-rates-this-year/|title=SpaceX seeks to accelerate Falcon 9 production and launch rates this year|publisher=SpaceNews|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2016|quote=Shotwell said the company is planning an in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft before the end of this year, where the vehicle uses its thrusters to separate from a [[Falcon 9]] [[launch vehicle]] during ascent. That will be followed in 2017 by two demonstration flights to the International Space Station, the first without a crew and the second with astronauts on board, and then the first operational mission.}}</ref> The capsule was to be re-used in an [[Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test|in-flight abort test]], but it was destroyed in an accident during a static fire test of its [[SuperDraco]] thrusters.<ref name="accident"/>

The mission was launched on a SpaceX [[Falcon 9 Block 5]] launch vehicle contracted by NASA's [[Commercial Crew Program]]. Initial plans had hoped to see CCDev2 flights as early as 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Richardson|first=Derek|url=https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/falcon-9-with-crew-dragon-vertical-at-launch-complex-39a/|title=Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon vertical at Launch Complex 39A|publisher=SpaceFlight Insider|date=January 5, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> Demo-1 was eventually slated for no earlier than December 2016, and then delayed several times throughout 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/first-spacex-commercial-crew-flight-test-could-slip-to-2019/|title=First SpaceX commercial crew test flight could slip to 2019|date=October 3, 2018 |publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=December 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/spacex-delays-commercial-crew-test-flights-to-latter-half-of-2018/|title=SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018|date=January 11, 2018|publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=December 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/report-warns-of-additional-commercial-crew-delays/ |title=Report warns of additional commercial crew delays|date=September 6, 2016|publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=December 8, 2018}}</ref> The first exact date was published by NASA in November 2018 to be 17 January 2019,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-spacex-demo-1-launch|title=NASA Invites Media to SpaceX Demo-1 Launch|publisher=NASA|date=November 21, 2018 |access-date=March 3, 2019}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> but this was delayed until February 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/01/10/spacex-demo-1-launch-update/|title=SpaceX Demo-1 Launch Update|work=NASA Commercial Crew Program Blog|publisher=NASA|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2019}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> The static fire took place on 24 January 2019 and the launch date was set to 23 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/25/falcon-9-rocket-fires-engines-in-key-test-ahead-of-crew-dragon-demo-flight/|title=Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in key test ahead of Crew Dragon demo flight|last=Clark|first=Stephen|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> By the end of January 2019, the launch was delayed to no earlier than 2 March 2019 according to a [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] filing by SpaceX for Dragon 2 capsule telemetry, tracking, and command.<ref name=":1"/>

DM-1 passed its Flight Readiness Review and Launch Readiness Review on February 22, 2019 and February 27, 2019 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-crew-dragon-falcon-9-rollout/|title=SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 head to Pad 39A for historic launch debut|last=Ralph|first=Eric|date=2019-02-28|website=TESLARATI.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>

Demo-1 passed its Flight Readiness Review (FRR) and Launch Readiness Review (LRR) on 22 February 2019 and 27 February 2019 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-crew-dragon-falcon-9-rollout/|title=SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 head to Pad 39A for historic launch debut|last=Ralph|first=Eric|publisher=Teslarati|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>

The Falcon 9 with DM-1 rolled out to the [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39A]] on February 28 at around 15:00 UTC and went vertical a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/28/spacexs-crew-dragon-rolls-out-for-test-flight/|title=SpaceX’s Crew Dragon rolls out for test flight – Spaceflight Now|last=Clark|first=Stephen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> The spacecraft was launched on March 2, 2019 at 07:49 UTC and successfully docked to the ISS on March 3, 2019 at 10:51 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/03/crew-dragon-first-docking-iss-dm1/|title=Crew Dragon successfully conducts debut docking with the ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/03/02/demo-1-underway-crew-dragon-launches-on-debut-flight/|title=Demo-1 Underway: Crew Dragon Launches on Debut Flight – Commercial Crew Program|website=blogs.nasa.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>

The Falcon 9 with Demo-1 rolled out to the [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A|LC-39A]] on 28 February 2019 at around 15:00{{nbsp}}UTC and went vertical a few hours later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/28/spacexs-crew-dragon-rolls-out-for-test-flight/|title=SpaceX's Crew Dragon rolls out for test flight|last=Clark|first=Stephen|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The spacecraft was launched on 2 March 2019 at 07:49:03{{nbsp}}UTC and docked with the ISS on 3 March 2019 at 10:51{{nbsp}}UTC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/03/crew-dragon-first-docking-iss-dm1/|title=Crew Dragon successfully conducts debut docking with the ISS|date=3 March 2019 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/03/02/demo-1-underway-crew-dragon-launches-on-debut-flight/|title=Demo-1 Underway: Crew Dragon Launches on Debut Flight|publisher=NASA|date=2 March 2019|access-date=March 2, 2019}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

The Dragon 2 spacecraft undocked from the ISS on 8 March 2019 at 07:32{{nbsp}}UTC. The capsule separated from the trunk, performed its de-orbit burn, entered the [[Atmosphere of Earth|Earth's atmosphere]] and splashed down in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] about {{cvt|320|km}} off Florida's east coast later that day at 13:45:08{{nbsp}}UTC.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/03/eom-spacex-crew-dragons-inaugural-station//|title=Crew Dragon's inaugural flight to Station concludes with splashdown|date=8 March 2019 |publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> The capsule was recovered using SpaceX's recovery ship ''[[GO Searcher]]'' and was returned to the mainland where it was examined and the data collected by the on board sensors was analyzed.<ref>[https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2019/03/03/mission-spx-dm1-the-spacex-crew-dragon-spacecraft-has-reached-the-international-space-station/ Mission SpX-DM1 accomplished: the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has come back to Earth] Massimo Luciani, ''Tachyon Beam'' March 8, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/03/08/crew-dragon-lifted-onto-recovery-ship/|title=Crew Dragon Lifted Onto Recovery Ship – Commercial Crew Program|date=8 March 2019 |publisher=NASA|access-date=April 12, 2019}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

== Payload ==

Instead of carrying astronauts to the ISS, this flight hashad aan [[Crash test dummy|Anthropomorphic Test Device]] (ATD) wearing SpaceX's [[Space suit#SpaceX suit|custom flight suit]]. The dummy, formally known as an [[Crash test dummy|Anthropomorphic Test Device]] (ATD), is named [[Ellen Ripley|Ripley]], as a homage to [[Sigourney Weaver|Sigourney Weaver's]] character in the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' movies franchise]]. The capsule iswas weighted similarly to missions with astronauts onboard, and iscarried carrying approximatelyabout {{cvt|400|lb180|kg|abbr=on}} of supplies and equipment including a "super high tech zero-g indicator" ([[Stuffed_toy|a plush toy]]).<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/22/18236771/nasa-spacex-dragon-commercial-crew-dm-1-test-flight|title=NASA gives SpaceX the okay to launch new passenger spacecraft on uncrewed test flight|last=Grush|first=Loren|date=2019-02-February 22, 2019|websitepublisher=The Verge|access-date=2019-02-February 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Alan |title=NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s2's first trip to space station|date=23 February 2019 |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/nasa-spacex-test-dummy-set-dragon-2s-first-trip-space-station/ |websitepublisher=GeekWire |publisheraccess-date=GeekWire,February LLC |accessdate=28 February, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartels |first1=Meghan |title=Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight|date=March 2019 |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-dummy-called-ripley.html |websitepublisher=[[Space.com]] |accessdateaccess-date=1 March 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="nasa20190302" /> The "zero-g indicator" was left on board the ISS after undocking, while Ripley returned safely to [[Earth]] on 8 March 2019.

== Gallery ==

<gallery mode="packed">

File:NASA Crew Demo-1 (31433487787).jpg|The Dragon 2 capsule at SpaceX's LC-39A Horizontal Integration Facility.

Crew Demo-1 Mission (46535572784).jpg|C204 launches from Kennedy LC-39A.

File:Crew Demo-1 Mission (39684491043).jpg|The Dragon 2 capsule mounted aboard the Falcon 9, on the launchpad, with the gangway arm extended from the launch tower to the capsule.

File:SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-DM1-Docked1 Successfully Docks to Station.jpg|alt=DM1 docked|SpX-DM1Dragon 2 docked to the International Space Station.

File:SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-1 Hatch Open.jpg|alt=Entering Crew Dragon|[[Expedition 58]] crew members enter the Dragon 2 for the first time. They are wearing protective gear to avoid breathing particulate matter that may have shaken loose during launch.

</gallery>

== See also ==

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* [[Boeing CST-100 Starliner]]

* [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test]]

* [[Boe-OFT]]

* [[Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2]]

{{Clear}}

==References Notes ==

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== References ==

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== External links ==

{{Commons category|SpaceX Demo-1}}

* [https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crew_demo-1_press_kit.pdf Crew Demo-1 Mission] press kit <small>(Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20190302235308/https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crew_demo-1_press_kit.pdf 2 March 2019])</small>

* [https://www.spacex.com/dragon Dragon] at [[SpaceX]] <small>(Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20190302235320/https://www.spacex.com/dragon 2 March 2019])</small>

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