Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley arrived at the International Space Station after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two NASA astronauts lifted off aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, powered by a Falcon 9 rocket, as part of the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 mission. Also, activities continue at Kennedy in preparation for launch of NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover next month. — NASA — Mars, Up Close Source: NASA (https://images.nasa.gov/) Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. §105) Audio is served by the publisher; Budi does not host or modify it.
0:00Hi, I'm NASA Kennedy's Tori McClendon, and I am outside KSC, picking you inside KSC. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have arrived at the International Space Station following a picture-perfect launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 mission. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon lifted off from historic Launch Complex 39A at 322 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, May 30th. This marked This is in fact the first time astronauts have launched from U.S. soil since the end of the Shuttle Program in 2011, ushering in a new era of space exploration. About 12 minutes after launch, Crew Dragon separated from the rocket's second stage, beginning its 19-hour journey to the Space Station.
0:48Upon their arrival on May 31st, Behnken and Hurley were greeted by the Expedition 63 crew members already onboard. NASA Space Station, Behnken and Hurley will assist the crew conducting research and supporting station operations and maintenance. The exact duration of this mission is still being determined. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is getting a boost! The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster that will launch NASA's newest robotic explorer is now vertical at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The booster was lifted up in the complex's Vertical Integration Facility on May 28, 2020. The Mars Perseverance rover is scheduled to launch in mid-July aboard the Atlas V 541 rocket.
1:32Part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, Persevereance will search for habitable signs of past microbial life on the Red Planet. NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy is responsible for launch management. For more Inside KSC, check us out on social media at nasa.gov slash kennedy.
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