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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SpaceX's 96th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 5,959th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 30, 19:22 – May 30, 19:22 UTC
Flight preview
SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil. The Demo-2 mission is the second test flight of Crew Dragon, and the first flight with crew onboard. It will carry NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station for an extended stay (the specific mission duration will be determined once on station based on the readiness of the next commercial crew launch). They will perform tests on Crew Dragon in addition to conducting research and other tasks with the space station crew. As the final flight test for SpaceX, this mission will validate the company’s crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities. This also will be the first time NASA astronauts will test the spacecraft systems in orbit. The Demo-2 mission will be the final major step before NASA’s Commercial Crew Program certifies Crew Dragon for operational, long-duration missions to the space station. Current Mission Status: After a successful ride to orbit and stay at the International Space Station, the Dragon Spacecraft successfully made its way back to Earth. Capsule successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico waters on 3rd August 2020 at 18:48 UTC.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Douglas G. HurleySpacecraft Commander · NASA
Robert L. BehnkenJoint Operations Commander · NASA
Booster
- B1058 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Of Course I Still Love You · landed ✓ · zone record 209/217
Watch
- Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio — SpaceX
- Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio — SpaceX
- Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Success May 30, 2020) — NASA
- Crew Demo-2 — SpaceX
- Crew Demo-2 — SpaceX
- Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Success May 30, 2020) — NASA
- Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Attempt May 27, 2020) — NASA
- Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio — SpaceX
