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Crewed spacecraft to the ISS – A comparative table

Crew Dragon Starliner Soyuz
Country United States United States Russia
Agency/company SpaceX Boeing Roscosmos
Maximum crew capacity 7 passengers 7 passengers 3 passengers
Maximum docked mission duration 210 days 210 days 180 days
First crewed flight
Use
  • Long-duration missions on the ISS
  • Crew rotation
  • Rescue vehicle
  • Carrying provisions and payloads
  • Long-duration missions on the ISS
  • Crew rotation
  • Rescue vehicle
  • Carrying provisions and payloads
  • Long-duration missions on the ISS
  • Crew rotation
  • Rescue vehicle
  • Carrying provisions and payloads
Main elements
  • Trunk
  • Capsule
  • Crew Capsule
  • Service Module
  • Orbital Module
  • Descent Module (capsule)
  • Instrumentation/Propulsion Module
Reusability Partially reusable; Capsule module only Reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time Not reusable
CSA astronauts on the spacecraft
  • None

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