With The Help Of NASA
Mind you, SpaceX is not the only player with high ambitions here. This also applies to NASA as well. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of the space agency, said this not long after lift-off: “The launch of this commercial space system designed for humans is a phenomenal demonstration of American excellence and is an important step on our path to expand human exploration to the Moon and Mars.”
With The Help Of NASA
A Pair Of Astronauts Inside
The mission in question is officially known as SpaceX Demo-2. It involved launching the SpaceX Crew Dragon, a process that the Falcon 9 rocket would facilitate. With this, the spacecraft launched off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30th, 2020. On that Saturday, American astronauts by the names of Douglas Hurley and Robert “Bob” Behnken had been on board the vessel.
A Pair Of Astronauts Inside
