In May 2020, after nine years, space travelers will return from spacecraft for the first time United States be brought into space. After the last space shuttle flight in 2011 they were United States rely on transports through Russian Soyuz capsules. The comeback of the US space flights should take place despite the corona crisis, such as TechCrunch reports. The NASA and SpaceX stick to their schedule.
Experienced pilots
Demonstration Mission 2 of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to take place in a time window between mid and late May. The two astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken – both of whom had previously been in space twice – are the first passengers. The mission is the logical next step after the successful launch cancellation test of the Crew Dragon capsule in January.
NASA in corona mode
The NASA has announced that it will keep a close eye on the development of the corona crisis. The space organization itself has committed all of its employees, who do not have to be physically present, to work from home. The NASA research center Ames was closed completely. For the first crew dragon astronauts Hurley and Behind has the NASA special preventive measures implemented against infection with the corona virus.
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