Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
Podsumowanie
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) — 30 maja 2020, 19:22 UTC. Status: start udany. Rakieta: Falcon 9 Block 5. Pad: Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA).
Parametry
- start udany
- 30 maja 2020, 19:22 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch Complex 39A
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- nie
- SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
Programy
- Commercial Crew Program
- International Space Station
Transmisje
- [Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Success May 30, 2020)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMsvr55cTZ0)
- [Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxCzpa07dvg)
- [Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxCzpa07dvg)
Opis misji (angielski, Launch Library 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.