Crew Dragon Demo-2

Demo-2
NamesCrew Demo-2
Dragon Crew Demo-2
NASA Demo-2
SpaceX Demo-2
Mission typeISS crew transport
Operator
COSPAR ID2020-033A
SATCAT no.45623
Mission duration63 days, 23 hours and 25 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCrew Dragon Endeavour
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size2
Members
Start of mission
Launch date30 May 2020, 19:22:45 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1058.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Recovered byGO Navigator
Landing date2 August 2020, 18:48:06 UTC
Landing siteGulf of Mexico
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony PMA-2
Docking date31 May 2020, 14:27 UTC
Undocking date1 August 2020, 23:35 UTC
Time docked62 days, 9 hours and 8 minutes

NASA (left) and SpaceX (right) insignia

Behnken (left) and Hurley (right) 

SpaceX Demo-2 (also referred to as SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2, or Demo-2) was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, from the company SpaceX. It launched on 30 May 2020 at 19:22:45 UTC (3:22:45 PM EDT). It was heading to the International Space Station.

It was originally scheduled for 27 May 2020 at 20:33:33 UTC (4:33:33 PM EDT), but was stopped 16 minutes before take-off due to Tropical Storm Bertha.

Demo-2 is the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011, on which Douglas G. Hurley was the pilot.

Hurley was commander on Crew Dragon Demo-2, joined by Robert L. Behnken as joint operations commander.

Crew Dragon Demo-2 is also the first two-person orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since STS-4 in 1982.

References

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