SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has splashed down safely off the Florida coast, completing the first crewed test flight and returning NASA astronauts to Earth.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has splashed down safely off the Florida coast, completing the historic first crewed test flight of the craft and returning NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to Earth. The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near to Pensacola, Florida, at 2:48 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 2, with the two crew members to be recovered by the Go Navigator recovery vessel. They will now be taken for medical assessments to check they are fit and well before taking a plane to Ellington Field base in Houston, Texas. This marks the successful completion of Demo-2, the test flight mission and final step in getting Dragon ready for regular use by NASA.
