2 months after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history by launching into space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade, the duo returned to Earth on Sunday.
The astronauts then spent hours orbiting the Earth before splashing down off the Florida coast Sunday afternoon.— the first time that NASA astronauts have traveled to and from space aboard a commercially built spacecraft. Completion of the test flight is also a big accomplishment for SpaceX and the entire commercial spaceflight industry.
Prior to Behnken and Hurley’s launch May 30, NASA had been unable to launch astronauts into orbit from American soil since the agency’s space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011. A successful Crew Dragon mission ushers in a new era of commercial spaceflight, with private companies such as SpaceX and Boeing taking over routine trips to the space station while NASA pursues other lofty science and exploration goals.
The Crew Dragon capsule had two sets of parachutes that slowed the spacecraft down as it traveled through the Earth’s atmosphere. The first chutes were deployed when the capsule was at an altitude of around 18,000 feet and traveling about 350 miles per hour. Four main parachutes were then released at an altitude of 6,000 feet, when the capsule was moving at around 119 miles per hour, according to SpaceX.
NASA has already announced the astronauts selected for the next Crew Dragon launch to the space station, but the capsule will first need to complete NASA’s certification process. After Behnken and Hurley's return to Earth, their spacecraft will now undergo a series of inspections in Florida to assess how the vehicle performed throughout its flight.
If certified, the next Crew Dragon capsule will launch NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, to the space station in late September. The four-person crew will subsequently spend six months living and working aboard the orbiting outpost.Dennis Romero and Kalhan Rosenblatt
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