NASAs Space X DM 2 Mission Highlights

The SpaceX Demo2 test flight for NASA s Commercial Crew Program was the first to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and return them safely to Earth onboard a commercially built and operated spacecraft. The crew launched on Saturday, May 30 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrived at the orbiting laboratory on May 31. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2 at 2:48 pm EDT following their undocking from the International Space Station Saturday, Aug. 1 at 7:35 pm EDT. During their 62 days aboard station, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley contributed more than 100 hours of time to supporting the orbiting laboratorys investigations, participated in public engagement events, and supported four spacewalks with Behnken and Cassidy to install new batteries in the stations power grid and upgrade other station hardware. These activities are a part of NASAs Commerc