NASA's SpaceX DM-2 Mission Highlights
The crew launched on Saturday, May 30 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s 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 laboratory’s investigations, participated in public engagement events, and supported four spacewalks with Behnken and Cassidy to install new batteries in the station’s power grid and upgrade other station hardware.
These activities are a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which has been working with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil the International Space Station for the first time since 2011. This is SpaceX’s final test flight and is providing data about the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, splashdown and recovery operations.
The test flight also will help NASA certify SpaceX’s crew transportation system for regular flights carrying astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission that will occur following NASA certification, which is expected to take about six weeks.
The goal of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station. This could allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity’s testbed for exploration, including helping us prepare for human exploration of the Moon and Mars.
-
LIVE
Akademiks
7 hours ago6 more Diddy Lawsuits. Kanye Gets Sued for SA. Gucci3rdLeg Infects Whole OF Game. Rooga press Adam?
4,370 watching -
LIVE
Phyxicx
9 hours agoDome After Dark: Off The Grid and Scary Videos! - 10/14/2024
2,047 watching -
3:50:58
leeannstar
11 hours agoResident Evil 4 again because I love it lol and Ppl in NC still need help
46.1K9 -
23:55
Josh Pate's College Football Show
10 hours agoOregon KNOCKS OFF Ohio State 32-31 - Josh Pate Reaction
40.6K12 -
1:22:59
Glenn Greenwald
10 hours agoJD Vance / Martha Raddatz Conflict Reveals Elite Detachment; New Studies Document U.S. Funding Of Israel & Real Gaza Death Toll | SYSTEM UPDATE #352
93.7K224 -
2:08:33
Flyover Conservatives
1 day agoDR. TROY SPURRILL | Deep Dive: Injecting God and Hope Back into the Medical System | FOC Show
58K20 -
2:32:32
We Like Shooting
18 hours agoWe Like Shooting 580 (Gun Podcast)
37.4K4 -
55:03
LFA TV
1 day agoRegime Media: Illegal Aliens Have Taken Over Only a ‘Handful’ of Buildings | Trumpet Daily 10.14.24 9PM EST
60.8K73 -
1:08:51
Steve-O's Wild Ride! Podcast
1 day agoTara Yummy Is On Top Of The World - Wild Ride #238
102K55 -
3:09:44
DPadChadGaming
10 hours agoDB Sparking Zero - Monday Night Fights
72.5K1