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Is there a MS1 / MS2 sharing of roles or is it just Seat 1 / Seat 4 with two unnumbered MS ?
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NASA has formed the composition of the next Crew Dragon crew on the ISS.

NASA has formed the composition of the next crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on the ISS.

23:49 11/16/2021

WASHINGTON, November 16 - RIA Novosti. NASA has completed the formation of the fourth regular crew of the Crew Dragon , which will travel to the ISS in the spring of 2022, the US space agency said on Tuesday.

"NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will join the Crew-4 mission to the ISS," the agency said on its Twitter account .

Earlier it was reported that the launch of the Crew-4 is expected in April 2022. As it was already known, it will include American astronauts Chell Lindgren and Bob Hines, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti . Watkins, for whom the upcoming flight will be the first in her career, will become the fourth member of the crew. A graduate of Stanford University with a degree in geology and ecology, before joining the astronaut class in 2017, she worked as a researcher at NASA.

https://ria.ru/20211116/nasa-1759383249.html

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.@NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to the upcoming @SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the space station.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1460702314524782604

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Astronaut Jessica Watkins has been assigned to serve as a mission specialist for @NASA's @SpaceX Crew-4 mission – scheduled to launch in April 2022!

She'll join @astro_kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, and @AstroSamantha on her first trip to space:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1460705143977041928

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I moved the discussion of Crew-4 crew vs possible Crew-5 crew, Jeanette Epps, and flight assignments in the future following on this week's Russian ASAT test to the Flight Crew Assignments thread.
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Sounds like Crew-4 in spring, Crew-5 in fall, and then Crew-6 in spring 2023. That means SpaceX's original commercial crew award will be complete before Boeing flies its first operational mission.

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1466903049104871426

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Sounds like Crew-4 in spring, Crew-5 in fall, and then Crew-6 in spring 2023. That means SpaceX's original commercial crew award will be complete before Boeing flies its first operational mission.

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1466903049104871426

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NASA intends to acquire 3 more Crew Dragon flights (Crew-7 through Crew-9) while Starliner completes certification. It is possible that SpaceX will complete its initial Commercial Crew contract before Boeing flies their first operational mission. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2021/12/03/nasa-to-secure-additional-commercial-crew-transportation/

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1466902319895924741
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First European female ISS commander starts preparation for flight in Russia.

This space mission will be the second for Samantha Cristoforetti.

6 DEC, 07:08

ROME, December 6. /TASS/. Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti who will be the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) has already started her preparation for the flight, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told a meeting of the Russia-Italy committee of entrepreneurs on Monday.

"Currently, the first female European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. As far as I know, she can lead the next Expedition 68 on the ISS. I sincerely wish success to this space mission," he said.

Before the flight, all astronauts study the Russian segment of the station, and the cosmonauts of Roscosmos (Russia’s State Space Corporation) study the American one.

This space mission will be the second for Cristoforetti. It was reported that NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines are set to go with her. The launch of the Crew Dragon manned spacecraft of SpaceX with a crew on board is to take place from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida in 2022. Cristoforetti will be the fifth ISS commander from Europe in history.

https://tass.com/science/1371437

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Astronaut Cristoforetti: key task of ISS commander is to look out for crew safety.

"Challenges of a purely technical nature arise rarely because we are well trained in this sense and have all the necessary resources to carry out our assignments," the astronaut said.

17 DEC, 00:13

ROME, December 17. /TASS/. The ISS crew commander must be ready for any challenges and bear the responsibility for the safety of the crew in an emergency, Samantha Cristoforetti, a European Space Agency astronaut that will lead a mission to the space outpost, said in an interview with TASS on Tuesday.

"Compared to the previous flight, when I did not have the responsibilities of a commander, this time I need to have a broader view of the situation," she said. "I must be even more focused and ready for any challenges that could face me, my colleagues on the ISS and the team on Earth in order to resolve any problem before it can become a security threat or an obstacle to our work."

The challenges could be organizational, personal or associated with relationships, being worn out or communication problems, she said.

"Challenges of a purely technical nature arise rarely because we are well trained in this sense and have all the necessary resources to carry out our assignments," she said.

If an emergency erupts onboard, she as the commander would be in charge of the procedures to ensure crew safety and saving the space outpost, she said.

Earlier, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that Cristoforetti was undergoing training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Before the flight, all astronauts study the Russian segment of the station, while the Russian cosmonauts study the US segment.

The launch of the mission, also consisting of NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon is scheduled for the spring of 2022 from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Cristoforetti is the first European female astronaut to lead a mission to the ISS. This flight will be her second.

https://tass.com/science/1376893

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Expedition 67's patch, as announced by #Crew4's @astro_kjell..

https://twitter.com/esa/status/1472347327054684164

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President of Italy Sergio #Mattarella presented the Italian tricolour flag to ESA astronaut @AstroSamantha today, to take with her to the @Space_Station on her next mission in spring 2022..

https://twitter.com/esa/status/1479453685860155394

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It was an honor to be at @Quirinale to witness what I can only imagine must have been a very special moment for you,
@AstroSamantha. I applaud you and can't wait to see what you accomplish as Commander Cristoforetti.

https://twitter.com/AschbacherJosef/status/1479487752043433994


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Booster 1067-4 (from NAC meeting)

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Booster 1067-4 (from NAC meeting)
And a new Crew Dragon
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Booster 1067-4 (from NAC meeting)
And a new Crew Dragon


Here's an Overview of all Dragon Capsules to date made by Space Nosey. Really helpful...
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronaut Jessica Watkins Talks with NBC News - Jan. 21, 2022


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There are many new photos of the Crew-4 mission but I will post the most important ones, the others are in: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore
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