ESA Plans Dedicated Crew Dragon Mission to ISS in 2028 Written 23 March 2026

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ESA Plans Dedicated Crew Dragon Mission to ISS in 2028

Artist illustration of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docking to the International Space Station. | Credit: SpaceX; NASA

Space News reports, “The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts. At the conclusion of a meeting of the ESA Council on March 19, the agency said member states endorsed a project called ESA Provided Institutional Crew, or EPIC, to send a European crew to the ISS on a Crew Dragon in early 2028.”
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