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Commercial Crew Program

PROGRAM
2014–PresentACTIVE PERIOD
NASAAGENCY
15FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS RATE
United StatesCOUNTRY
ABOUT COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program partners with private companies to develop and operate crewed spacecraft for ISS transport, ending US dependence on Russian Soyuz. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon became operational in 2020, followed by Boeing’s Starliner. The program represents a fundamental shift from government-owned vehicles to commercially operated crew transport.

NOTABLE MISSIONS
🚀 Demo-2 u2013 First operational Crew Dragon
🚀 Starliner CFT
🚀 Crew-1 through Crew-9
LEGACY & LASTING IMPACT
Restored US crewed launch capability, established commercial spaceflight model
PROGRAM DETAILS
CategoryProgram
EraCommercial
AgencyNASA
CountryUnited States
Start Date2014-09-16
Total Flights15
Success Rate100%
SuccessorCommercial LEO Destinations
PROGRAM COST
Original Cost$8.3 billion (program)
Inflation-Adjusted$8.3 billion (2020)
KEY FIGURES
  • 👤 Kathy Lueders
  • 👤 Elon Musk
  • 👤 Gwynne Shotwell
  • 👤 Bob Behnken
  • 👤 Doug Hurley
TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED
  • ⚙ Crew Dragon
  • ⚙ Starliner CST-100
  • ⚙ SuperDraco abort engines
  • ⚙ Autonomous docking

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