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SpaceX’s first Dragon Crew manned flight is scheduled for May 27. As the first manned mission to be launched from US soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, Demo-2 will be the final test flight for SpaceX before certification to conduct regular flights to the International Space Station (ISS) to transport crews. back and forth.
The Demo-2 mission will take off from a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:32 EDT on May 27, 2020. In addition to the Crew Dragon systems being tested in orbit, the The launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities will be tested on Earth.
While in orbit, the spacecraft’s systems such as the environmental control system, displays, control system, and maneuver thrusters will complete extensive testing and the spacecraft will meet and dock with the ISS approximately 24 hours after launch, where tests they will continue on the spaceship.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley, dressed in SpaceX space suits, walk through the crew access arm that connects the launch tower to the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 17, 2020.
Credits: SpaceX
NASA will highlight the historic flight with a series of press conferences on Friday, May 1, to be broadcast live on NASA television and the agency’s website. Additionally, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, who will serve as the crew for the mission, will be available for remote interviews.
The flight test with NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft will take off on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Following a launch on May 27, Behnken and Hurley will arrive at the space station on May 28 to join NASA Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy and flight engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner from the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
May 1 briefings and participants include (all the time EDT):11am. – General press conference on the commercial crew and the International Space Station with the following participants:
- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
- Kathy Lueders, Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Kirk Shireman, Program Manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX
12:30 pm. – Press conference on the general vision of the mission with the following participants:
- Steve Stich, Assistant Manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Zeb Scoville, NASA Flight Director Demo-2, Flight Operations Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX
2:00 pm. – Press conference of the crew with the following participants:
- Astronaut Robert Behnken, joint operations commander, NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission
- Astronaut Douglas Hurley, spacecraft commander, NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission
3:30 pm. – Round-Robin interviews with crew members:
- Behnken and Hurley will be available for a limited number of remote interviews.
Robert Behnken
Behnken will be the joint operations commander for the Demo-2 mission, responsible for activities such as rendezvous, docking, and decoupling, as well as Demo-2 activities while the spacecraft is docked at the space station. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2000, Behnken completed two space shuttle flights. He flew STS-123 in March 2008 and STS-130 in February 2010, and performed three spacewalks during each mission. Born in St. Anne, Missouri, he has a bachelor’s degree in physics and mechanical engineering from the University of Washington in St. Louis and a master’s degree and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining NASA, Behnken was a flight test engineer with the US Air Force. USA
Follow Behnken on social media at twitter.com/AstroBehnken
Douglas Hurley
Hurley will be the commander of the Demo-2 spacecraft, responsible for activities such as launch, landing, and recovery. Selected as an astronaut in 2000, Hurley has completed two space flights. He served as pilot and lead robotics operator for STS-127 in July 2009 and STS-135, the last space shuttle mission, in July 2011. The New York native was born in Endicott, but considers Apalachin his hometown. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Tulane University in Louisiana and graduated from the US School of Naval Test Pilots. USA At the Patuxent River, Maryland. Before joining NASA, he was a fighter pilot and test pilot in the US Marine Corps. USA
Follow Hurley on social media at twitter.com/Astro_Doug and www.instagram.com/astro.doug/
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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