Commercial Crew Program

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The Commercial Crew Program is a NASA initiative that partners with private companies to develop and operate crewed spacecraft for transporting astronauts to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA human spaceflight program
commercial spaceflight program
aimsTo develop commercially operated crewed spacecraft
end U.S. reliance on foreign crew transport to the ISS
stimulate commercial spaceflight industry
transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station
transport astronauts to low Earth orbit
announcedBy NASA
announcedIn 2010
country United States
developsVehicle Boeing CST-100 Starliner
Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser crewed variant (early phase)
SpaceX Crew Dragon
linked to: Dragon spacecraft
firstCrewedStarlinerTestFlight CFT (Crew Flight Test)
firstCrewedStarlinerTestFlightYear 2024
firstCrewedTestFlight SpaceX Demo-2
linked to: Crew Dragon Demo-2
firstCrewedTestFlightYear 2020
firstOperationalCrewFlight SpaceX Crew-1
linked to: Crew-1
firstOperationalCrewFlightYear 2020
focusesOnOrbit low Earth orbit
fundingModel fixed-price contracts
public–private partnership
keyPartner Blue Origin
Boeing
Sierra Nevada Corporation
SpaceX
United Launch Alliance
missionType crewed orbital spaceflight
motivatedBy retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011
operator NASA
overseesCertification Boeing CST-100 Starliner for crewed ISS missions
SpaceX Crew Dragon for crewed ISS missions
parentOrganization NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate
partOf NASA human spaceflight efforts
predecessor Space Shuttle program for U.S. crew access to ISS
primaryDestination International Space Station
providesService crew return from the International Space Station
crew transportation to the International Space Station
relatedProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
Commercial Resupply Services
replaces NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program for crew transportation
requiresCapability autonomous rendezvous and docking
launch abort system
up to seven crew capacity (design capability)
safetyStandard NASA human-rating requirements
startYear 2010
usesLaunchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 41
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
usesLaunchVehicle Atlas V N22
linked to: Atlas V

Falcon 9 Block 5
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket

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NASA Space Shuttle program followedBy Commercial Crew Program
SpaceX notableProgram Commercial Crew Program with NASA
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Dragon spacecraft designedFor NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Falcon rocket family usedForProgram Commercial Crew Program
Starliner spacecraft designedFor NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Starliner spacecraft program NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Space Transportation System successorProgram Commercial Crew Program
STS-135 relatedProgram Commercial Crew Program
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program relatedTo NASA Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program oversightOffice Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
NASA Docking System associatedWithProgram NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
NASA Authorization Act of 2010 relatesToProgram Commercial Crew Program
NASA spacecraft includes Commercial Crew Program vehicles (NASA missions)
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Boe-CFT program NASA Commercial Crew Program
subject linked to: Boe-CFT (Crew Flight Test)
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
NASA Astronaut Corps worksWith Commercial Crew Program
United States civil space program currentProgram Commercial Crew Program
Boe-OFT (Orbital Flight Test) program NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Boe-OFT (Orbital Flight Test) customer NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Boe-OFT-2 program NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Boe-OFT-2 relatedProgram Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap)
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Crew-1 program Commercial Crew Program
Launch Pad 39A usedForProgram Commercial Crew Program
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Crew Dragon Demo-2 program Commercial Crew Program
Constellation program successorProgram NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
NASA program Commercial Crew Program
subject linked to: NASA and SpaceX
NASA and SpaceX collaborateOn Commercial Crew Program
Space Shuttle successorProgram Commercial Crew Program
Crew Dragon Demo-1 program Commercial Crew Program
SpaceX Dragon program firstCrewMissionProgram Commercial Crew Program
SpaceX Dragon program commercialCrewProvider NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
COTS relatedProgram Commercial Crew Program
Space Act Agreements relatedTo NASA Commercial Crew Program
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Crew Dragon program Commercial Crew Program
Commercial Resupply Services managedBy NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office
linked to: Commercial Crew Program
Commercial Resupply Services relatedProgram Commercial Crew Program
Soichi Noguchi participantIn Commercial Crew Program
NASA White Sands Test Facility supportsProgram Commercial Crew Program
HEOMD overseesProgram Commercial Crew Program