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Three active crewed spacecraft carry humans to orbit across four nations.
| Attribute | Crew Dragon (Dragon 2) SpaceX Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Sierra Space | SpaceX | Boeing |
| Country | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Status | In Development | Active | Active |
| Vehicle type | lifting-body | capsule | capsule |
| Reusable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First flight | 2027 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Crew capacity | up to 7 crew or cargo-onlyas of [1]First missions likely cargo-only for ISS CRS-2 | 4 crew (up to 7 with no cargo)as of [1] ↑ Most crew | 4 crew (up to 7)as of [1] ↑ Most crew |
| Mass | ~11,000 kgas of [1]Estimated; landing gear issue found in 2023 structural testing | 12,519 kgas of [1]Spacecraft + trunk, empty | ~13,000 kgas of [1] |
| Target orbits | LEO, ISS | LEO, ISS | LEO, ISS |
| Mission types | ISS cargo (CRS-2), Future crewed access | ISS crew rotation, Commercial crew, Private orbital | ISS crew rotation |
| Total flights | — | 18 crewed missionsas of [2]Approximate; count grows with each CCP and private flight ↑ Most experienced | 1 crewed mission (CFT)as of [2]CFT crew returned aboard Crew Dragon after thruster and helium leak issues |
| Summary | Winged lifting-body spaceplane awarded NASA CRS-2 cargo contract. Lands on conventional runways, potentially at any airport with a ~4,500 m runway. First flights will be uncrewed cargo missions. Landing gear test failure in 2023 caused further delays. | Most-flown American crewed spacecraft since the Space Shuttle. Fully reusable capsule supporting NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Has transported crews to the ISS, including the stranded Boeing Starliner CFT crew. | Boeing's NASA CCP capsule. The Crew Flight Test (May 2024) was plagued by helium leaks and RCS thruster failures, stranding NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams for 8 months before SpaceX Crew Dragon rescued them. |
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