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How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps

By Hanneke Weitering published

Here's a step-by-step explainer of what will happen during SpaceX's first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts, from prelaunch preparations to splashdown.

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SpaceX's Tesla Model X astronaut transfer vehicle is emblazoned with both NASA's insignia and its retro logotype.

Astronauts to ride NASA-adorned Tesla Model X to SpaceX launchpad

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The first NASA astronauts to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket will have more than one new ride designed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: a Tesla Model X.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behknen (left) and Doug Hurley will be the first to fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during the Demo-2 mission. It could launch in Spring 2020.

Astronauts enter a routine quarantine for historic SpaceX Crew Dragon launch

By Chelsea Gohd published

Astronauts entered quarantine today (May 13) to prepare for a historic launch to space.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley sit inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during a fully integrated test of critical crew flight hardware on March 30, 2020.

How long will the 1st astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon be in space? No one knows exactly (yet).

By Hanneke Weitering published

Two NASA astronauts will make history this month when they fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. But how long their mission will last has yet to be determined.

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NASA astronauts Robert "Bob" Behnken and Douglas "Doug" Hurley chat with the media ahead of the May 27, 2020 flight on SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle.

Two NASA astronauts are ready to try something completely new: Ride a SpaceX spaceship

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA astronauts Robert "Bob" Behnken and Douglas "Doug" Hurley are excited and prepared to launch to space this month.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley rehearse their Demo-2 test flight on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceflight ahead of a May 27, 2020 launch to the International Space Station.

SpaceX, NASA target May 27 for 1st Crew Dragon test flight with astronauts

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX and NASA are targeting May 27 for the first launch of American astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil in nine years. They'll fly on a Crew Dragon space capsule.

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A still from a video filmed in anticipation of Demo-1, the first test flight for the Crew Dragon capsule developed by SpaceX through a partnership with NASA. From left to right: Elon Musk, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and NASA astronaut Bob Behnken.

Here's What Elon Musk Had to Say to NASA's Chief Before SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon Test Flight (Video)

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Hear from the future riders of Crew Dragon, the reusable vehicle developed by SpaceX through a partnership with NASA.

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