Moghbeli, a seasoned helicopter, and Marine Corps test pilot is serving as the mission commander, overseeing all flight phases. This will be her first spaceflight.
Mogensen, the first Danish citizen in space, is the mission’s pilot, responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. This will be his second trip to space.
Furukawa, a physician from Japan, is on his second long-duration flight to the ISS, the first occurring in 2011. Russian cosmonaut Borisov, meanwhile, will be flying to space for the first time. Both are serving the Crew-7 flight as mission specialists.
The six-month mission is expected to encompass various scientific studies, including the examination of human responses to different spaceflight durations, physiological aspects of sleep, and the collection of microbial samples from the space station’s exterior.
Upon completion of their mission and handover with Crew-8 in the first quarter of 2024, the Dragon spacecraft with its crew aboard will autonomously undock, re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and make a splashdown off the coast of Florida for recovery.
