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Demo-2 splashes down off Pensacola
On August 2, 2020, SpaceX said Behnken and Hurley splashed down at 2:48 p.m. EDT after 63 days, closing the Demo-2 test of crew transport.
Topics: space-civilization
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Summary
Demo-2 launched on May 30, 2020, from Kennedy LC-39A with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Dragon docked on May 31. Sixty-three days later it undocked and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola at 2:48 p.m. EDT on August 2. SpaceX called the flight the return of U.S. human spaceflight and the first time a commercial company had taken astronauts to orbit and back. It was also described as the last major test before NASA could certify the system. Crew-1, with Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi, was then targeted for late September. Certification actually lands in the November 10 post, and Crew-1 flies in November.
Key facts
| Fact | Label |
|---|---|
| Splashdown August 2, 2020, 2:48 p.m. EDT, off Pensacola, after 63 days | Company mission report |
| Crew: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley | Company crew list |
| Crew-1 then targeted for late September | Target on splashdown day; later flown in November |
Why it matters
Demo-2 is the flight the certification post treats as the proof. The late-September Crew-1 target in this note is a reminder to keep schedule language dated.
On this site
Sources
- SpaceX update, August 2, 2020 — Grade A, company post
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