SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 launch, its first with NASA astronauts set to launch May 27, 2020 at 4:33 PM Eastern Time
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (L) and Robert Behnken pose while participating in a dress rehearsal for launch at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is Wednesday, May 27th at 4:33 PM Eastern Time from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Crew Dragon is the name of the SpaceX capsule that will carry NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. It’s an evolved version of the company’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft, which has launched to-and-from the space station 20 times. Just as Cargo Dragon was the first privately developed spacecraft to bring supplies to the ISS, so Crew Dragon will be the first privately developed spacecraft to bring people.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon
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