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On May 30, 2020, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley launched from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A to the International Space Station on the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission – a test flight validating SpaceX’s human transportation system for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

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Videos/B-roll

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission

Demo-2 Resource Reel

Includes the preflight briefings, the DM-2 training b-roll, and the animation.

Commercial Crew Program logo

CCP Resource Reel

Includes all CCP training videos, including longer versions of what is in the DM-2 resource reel.

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission

Demo-2 Trailer Video

Watch the trailer for DM-2 now.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley in his SpaceX spacesuit.

Doug Hurley

Watch Doug Hurley answer some common questions.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley in his SpaceX spacesuit.

Doug Hurley Interviews

Watch the media interviews Doug Hurley was a part of on NASA TV.

NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken

Bob Behnken

Watch Bob Behnken answer some common questions.

NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken

Bob Behnken Interviews

Watch the media interviews Bob Behnken was a part of on NASA TV.

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission

DM-2 Overview Briefing

Watch the overview briefing for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 1, 2020)

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley

Crew News Conference

Watch the crew news conference for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 1, 2020)

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission

Flight Readiness Review Briefing

Watch the Flight Readiness Review briefing for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 22, 2020)

Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley photographed inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft, wearing their SpaceX spacesuits.

Media Q&A with the Crew

Watch as members of the media ask NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley questions ahead of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 22, 2020)

Official portrait of Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator

Administrator's Briefing

Watch former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine provide remarks ahead of the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 26, 2020)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with is raised into a vertical position on May 21, 2020.

Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 Rollout

Watch this time lapse video of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket rolling to the pad and being raised to a vertical position ahead of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (May 21, 2020)

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, foreground, and Bob Behnken don SpaceX spacesuits in the Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2020.

Crew Suitup

Watch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley don their SpaceX spacesuits in preparation for liftoff (May 30, 2020)

NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken wave.

Crew Walkout

Watch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley exit the historic Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida (May 30, 2020)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020.

Launch Views

View isolated launch views from NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 launch (May 30, 2020)

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 2, 2020, completing the company's Demo-2 test flight.

Splashdown Video

Watch the splashdown video for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission in 4K (Aug. 2, 2020)

Support teams arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, shortly after it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.

Recovery Drone Video

Watch this drone video of recovery operations for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission in 4K (Aug. 2, 2020)

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley returns to Earth for the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

Crew Departure

Watch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley depart the recovery ship via helicopter following their return to Earth at the conclusion of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission in 4K (Aug. 2, 2020)

NASA leaders greet the DM-2 crew at Elligton Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Aug. 2, 2020.

Return to Houston at Ellington Field

Watch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley return to Ellington Field near the agency's Johnson Space Center in Texas following their return to Earth at the conclusion of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (Aug. 2, 2020)

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken

Crew News Conference

Watch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley host a post-splashdown crew news conference for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission (Aug. 4, 2020)

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission

Mission Highlights

Watch some of the highlights from NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

Photos

Browse through imagery from and related to NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

SpaceX teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the company’s Mission Control in Hawthorne, California, and NASA flight controllers in Mission Control Houston, executed a full simulation of launch and docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

CCP Progress and Training

View photos of astronaut training and the progression of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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NASA astronaut Doug Hurley

Doug Hurley

View photos of former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley

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NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken

Bob Behnken

View photos of NASA astronaut Bob Behnken.

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Additional Resources

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley in his blue flight suit.

Doug Hurley Bio

Read more about former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley.

NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken

Bob Behnken Bio

Read more about former NASA astronaut Bob Behnken.

A close-up view of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft as it prepares to roll horizontally to the launch pad.

SpaceX Dragon Callouts

View or download this PDF showing the different components that make up SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Callouts

View or download this PDF showing the different components that make up SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

Falcon 9 Launch and Landing

View or download this PDF detailing the steps between launch and Falcon 9 second stage landing.

Artist illustration shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docking to the International Space Station

Dragon Arrival

View or download this PDF illustrating how SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 2, 2020, completing the company's Demo-2 test flight.

Earth Phasing

View or download this PDF illustrating how SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth.

launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon aboard the company's Falcon9 rocket on May 30, 2020, from NASA KSC

Demo-2 Launch Timeline

View or download the launch timeline from NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is guided by four parachutes toward the Atlantic Ocean on March 8 after returning from the International Space Station on the Demo-1 mission.

Departure and Splashdown Weather Criteria

Learn more about the weather criteria in place for departure and splashdown of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley photographed inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft, wearing their SpaceX spacesuits.

Top 10 Things to Know

Browse through these top 10 things to know about NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 return.

Patch for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission
The mission patch for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

To download the mission patch, follow this link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/demo-2_patch/