News Archive / Tagged: Demo-2

• Demo-2 Crew Dragon splashes down after 2-month mission

  Derek RichardsonAugust 2nd, 2020

  After two months aboard the International Space Station, Dragonship Endeavour with its two-person astronaut crew is back on Earth, having splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

• Weather being watched ahead of Demo-2 return

  Theresa CrossJuly 31st, 2020

  SpaceX and NASA, in preparation for the upcoming undocking of the DEMO-2 Crew Dragon from the International Space Station, are continuing to monitor weather patterns in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

• Spacewalkers set the stage for future ISS additions

  Derek RichardsonJuly 21st, 2020

  NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken completed their fourth spacewalk in less than a month to upgrade the International Space Station, setting the stage for future additions to the 20-year-old outpost.

• OPINION: A booster return like no other

  Matt HaskellJune 10th, 2020

  For many residents on the space coast, seeing a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster being returned to the Cape on the company’s autonomous drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” is a regular occurrence. But this one was special.

• President Trump delivers remarks after Demo-2 launch

  Michael McCabeJune 6th, 2020

      President Donald J. Trump gave a speech inside of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building after the successful launch of astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• Demo-2’s Falcon 9 Booster 1058.1 arrives in Port

  Sean CostelloJune 2nd, 2020

  Less than 72 hours after lofting the Crew Dragon carrying Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on the historic Demo-2 journey to the International Space Station, the Falcon 9 first stage booster 1058.1 has arrived in Port Canaveral.

• Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2020

  Less than 19 hours after soaring into orbit from Florida, SpaceX’s Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken has reached the International Space Station.

• Historic Launch Day for SpaceX, NASA: Demo-2 In Images

  Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020

  For a day which began with a forecast offering 50% odds of violating launch weather rules, it seemed to proceed fairly well.

• The drought is over: NASA and SpaceX successfully launch Demo-2

  Cullen DesforgesMay 30th, 2020

  History has been made and an almost nine-year drought has ended. SpaceX has successfully launched its first crewed mission, marking the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight. The SpaceX Crew Dragon is now officially on her way to the International Space Station for the first time with humans on board.

• Demo-2 Launch Day: Countdown time schedule

  Sean CostelloMay 30th, 2020

  The launch countdown timeline schedule is out for SpaceX Demo-2 launch attempt day #2, and SpaceFlight Insider correspondents are onsite at the Kennedy Space Center LC39 Press Site, on the river’s edge in Titusville and just south in Port Canaveral; Falcon 9 is vertical on the pad and all eyes are now on the weather.

• Weather not favoring backup Demo-2 launch dates

  Patrick AttwellMay 28th, 2020

  Yesterday’s attempt to launch NASA’s and SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station was plagued by weather issues that ultimately caused the attempt to be scrubbed. There remains the potential for weather complicate Saturday’s and Sunday’s launch attempts.

• Scrub! Historic Demo-2 mission delayed due to weather

  Cullen DesforgesMay 27th, 2020

  NASA’s historic Demo-2 mission has been scrubbed due to weather over the launch site and off the Florida coast. The next attempt is set to occur on Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 pm local time.

• Meet Crew Dragon: narrated tour of design features, design history

  Sean CostelloMay 26th, 2020

  Crew Dragon capsule, about to fly atop a Falcon 9 as part of the Demo-2 mission with two humans aboard, is a great advance in the field of spacecraft design.

• SpaceX prepares to launch Demo-2, schedule and timeline released

  Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2020

  As the world waits with bated breath, the Falcon 9 carrying Crew Dragon stands tall once again on pad 39A, ready to be given the final go for launch.

• Demo-2 Launch Readiness Review complete, weather systems presenting as a ‘strange brew’

  Cullen DesforgesMay 25th, 2020

    NASA and SpaceX today completed the Launch Readiness Review for Demo-2, the next step in marching towards a May 27, 2020 planned launch date.