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Dragon 2 at International Space Station

Capsule (Crew + Cargo Dragon 2) performing fully autonomous rendezvous and docking with the ISS using lidar, cameras and thermal sensors.

Dragon 2 by SpaceX · Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of SpaceX

SpaceX's official video of its Crew Dragon (Dragon 2) Demo-2 mission, the first crewed Dragon flight (2020). Dragon 2 docks autonomously with the International Space Station and is operating with a long record of successful flights.

SpaceX Crew Dragon continues active crew transportation to ISS under NASA Commercial Crew Program. Crew-10 launched March 14 2025 (Dragon Endurance, 4th flight of this capsule). Crew: Anne McClain (Cmdr), Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi (JAXA), Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos). Docked March 15 2025. Crew-9 returned March 18 2025. Crew-10 conducting material flammability tests, physiological studies, educational outreach. Dragon also supports cargo resupply (CRS missions) and private astronaut flights (Axiom). Program ongoing with Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13 in planning.

Key facts

Status
Crew + Cargo Dragon 2 perform fully autonomous rendezvous and docking with the ISS (first on Demo-1, 2019-03-03); routine operational service across dozens of missions
Operator
NASA Commercial Crew Program
Use Case
Crew transportation to ISS, cargo resupply (CRS missions), and private astronaut flights (Axiom)
Fleet
Dragon Endurance capsule, 4th flight on Crew-10
Start
Crew-10 launched March 14 2025; docked March 15 2025
Crew
Crew-10: Anne McClain (Cmdr), Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi (JAXA), Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos)
Partner
JAXA and Roscosmos participating in crew flights
Use Case
Material flammability tests, physiological studies, educational outreach

Safety record

No incidents on record for Dragon 2 at International Space Station.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-06-28
Model
Dragon 2
Company
SpaceX
Location
International Space Station
Status
operational
First seen
2019-03-03
ID
66d6daa2-1f3c-46f4-9292-3eaf8493be08

Timeline

  1. Mar 2019
    First recorded
    Dragon 2 first documented operating at International Space Station.
  2. Mar 2019
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    sources: source added → NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10
  4. Jun 2026
    field updated
    sources: source added → NASA ISS Blog: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station
  5. Jun 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Dragon 2 operates in International Space Station. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (4)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2
  2. https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
  3. https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-10/
  4. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/03/14/nasas-spacex-crew-10-launches-to-international-space-station/
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station?
Dragon 2, built by SpaceX, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. SpaceX operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Dragon 2 at International Space Station?
SpaceX, the manufacturer of Dragon 2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 3, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Dragon 2 deployment at International Space Station?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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