The two astronauts who will end NASA's nine-year launch drought have arrived at Kennedy Space Center, a week before their historic SpaceX flight. It will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley wave as they leave a news conference after they arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on May 27.
NASA test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken flew to Florida from their home base in Houston aboard one of the space agency’s jets. “We feel it as an opportunity but also a responsibility for the American people, for the SpaceX team, for all of NASA,” Behnken added. Hurley and Behnken still don’t know how long they’ll spend at the space station: anywhere between one and four months. Only one American is up there right now — astronaut Chris Cassidy — and could use a hand. Hurley said he got an email from Cassidy on Tuesday night in which he wrote that “he’s looking forward to seeing our ugly mugs on board.”
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