PAM-6
Planned private SpaceX mission to the ISS
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SpaceX Vast PAM-6 (provisional name, Private Astronaut Mission-6) is a crewed spaceflight mission of the Crew Dragon spacecraft operated by the American company SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS), flown on behalf of Vast. The launch is planned for summer 2027 at the earliest.[1][2] It will be the sixth private mission to the International Space Station, but the first for Vast, with the previous five having been organized by Axiom Space. The mission is planned to last up to 14 days.[3]
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Artists' impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. | |
| Mission type | Private spaceflight to the ISS |
|---|---|
| Operator | |
| Mission duration | up to 14 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Crew Dragon |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 2027 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Docking with ISS | |
Vast missions | |
Crew
The mission will carry one professional commander, Thomas Pesquet, who has already stayed aboard the ISS,[4] and three private or government astronauts.[5]
The Czech government signed a memorandum of understanding with Vast in 2024 to fly a Czech astronaut, the ESA reserve astronaut Aleš Svoboda,[6][7] on a future mission as part of the "Czech Journey to Space" program.[8] On 8 June 2026 the Czech government confirmed that Svoboda would fly to the International Space Station on the PAM-6 mission.[9] Svoboda will perform 13 experiments designed by Czech researchers and supported by ESA.[10][11]
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Thomas Pesquet, ESA Third spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Aleš Svoboda, ESA First spaceflight | |
| Mission specialist | TBA | |
| Mission specialist | TBA | |
