In front of more than 10 million viewers and the American President Donald Trump, who had made the trip to Cape Canaveral (Florida), the two American astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were propelled in 10 minutes to 200 km above the oceans , spinning at more than 20 times the speed of sound in their Crew Dragon capsule.
You can also watch #LaunchAmerica on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/Y55Xq7g2D2 pic.twitter.com/pYnnk1ZEjN — NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020 View of the Falcon X rocket on its launch pad two minutes before takeoff, taken by astronaut Chris Cassidy.
— NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Liftoff !
— NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
Liftoff of Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon: Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley are headed to the International Space Station! #LaunchAmerica #SpaceX #Demo2 📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ pic.twitter.com/XSNICguq6o — John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) May 30, 2020 The rocket separated from the first stage 4 minutes after the flight, recovered by a barge on the Atlantic 6 minutes later (bad luck, the signal was cut precisely at that time). The second floor separated at 9:36 p.m. it fell back into the Indian Ocean.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020 The capsule will perform a series of maneuvers before catching up with the ISS orbiting at 400 km altitude.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020 Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will stay between one and four months on the International Space Station, before going back down to Earth in their Crew Dragon capsule. They will land in the Atlantic, off Florida, slowed down by four large parachutes.
In this video from space, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug reveal the name of their capsule: Endeavour. Take a look inside as the crew continues their journey to the @Space_Station: https://t.co/K9S5mejONx pic.twitter.com/mvH8UhE5FW — NASA (@NASA) May 31, 2020
