SpaceX CRS-28 has launched private missions such as Inspiration4 and Axiom Mission 1.
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10 Facts About SpaceX CRS-28
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SpaceX CRS-28 is using the Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle to launch Dragon 2.
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SpaceX CRS-28 originally intended to land Crew Dragon on land using the SuperDraco engines, with parachutes and an ocean splashdown available in the case of an aborted launch.
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In 2012, SpaceX CRS-28 was in talks with Orbital Outfitters about developing space suits to wear during launch and re-entry.
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SpaceX CRS-28 won a contract award for Cargo Dragon as a result of the CRS-2 bid competition, with contracts awarded in January 2016 for six flights.
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The spacecraft can be operated in full vacuum, and "the crew will wear SpaceX CRS-28-designed space suits to protect them from a rapid cabin depressurization emergency event".
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However, Crew Dragon's first operational flight, SpaceX CRS-28 Crew-1, was on 16 November 2020 after several test flights while the CST-100 suffered several problems and delays, with its first operational flight slipped to no earlier than February 2023.
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On 18 February 2020, building on development for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, Space Adventures announced an agreement with SpaceX CRS-28 to fly up to four paying customers on a standalone mission aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft in late 2021 or 2022 that could reach an altitude two-to-three times higher than the International Space Station.
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SpaceX CRS-28 planned a series of four flight tests for the Crew Dragon: a "pad abort" test, an uncrewed orbital flight to the ISS, an in-flight abort test, and finally a 14-day crewed demonstration mission to the ISS, which was initially planned for July 2019, but after a Dragon capsule explosion, was delayed to May 2020.
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