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Demo-2 launches and docks
On May 30, 2020, SpaceX said Falcon 9 launched Behnken and Hurley at 3:22 p.m. EDT and Dragon docked to the station the next day.
Topics: space-civilization
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Summary
Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon’s second demonstration from Kennedy LC-39A at 3:22 p.m. EDT on May 30, 2020, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard. Dragon docked to the station the next day. SpaceX called the flight the return of human spaceflight to the United States and the last major test before NASA certification for operational crew missions. The splashdown, 63 days later, is a separate post. This one stops at docking.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Launch May 30, 2020, 3:22 p.m. EDT, LC-39A | Company mission report |
| Autonomous docking the next day | Company mission report |
| Crew: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley | Company crew list |
Why it matters
The launch is the event the August splashdown and the November certification both point back to. The pre-launch test list is on the April 17 mission page.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, May 30, 2020 — Grade A, company post
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