NASA to broadcast return of SpaceX's historic crewed mission

As world gears up for return of astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley who are currently aboard International Station, NASA has anunced that it would provide live cover of ir return. In a press release,  Washington based ncy said that live cover of  “events leing up to, during and following return of Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission would be brocasted on NASA TV  and ir official website. Previously, ir walks were also live brocasted by NASA.

As per NASA and X’s plan, Dragon “endeavour” craft would undock from ISS at 7:34 pm EDT on August 1 and splashdown at 2:42 pm following day. However, cover on website and TV would begin at 10 am on August 1 and would follow a short farewell at station. It would n would resume at 5:15 pm and would cover splashdown and recovery at one of seven landing zones in Atlantic ocean or coast of Florida.

Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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'August 2 splashdown'

NASA’s Chief Jim Bridgestone has reportedly anunced that ncy was targeting August 2 splashdown in Atlantic ocean for Demo 2 test flight. Asserting that plans were subjected to wear conditions, Bridgestone said that if things went according to plan, n Behnken and Hurley would depart from ISS on Aug 1 and return to earth a day later.

NASA has previously stated that return of Demo 2 test flight was uncertain ding that mission could last between one to four months. NASA’s Demo 2 test flight was launched atop X’s Falcon 9 rocket on May 30, marking  first time in history that a private craft company carries humans into Earth's orbit. X's collaboration with NASA also deted a major achievement in public-private partnership that has powered country’s flight development.

Credits: twitter.com/JimBridenstine

For how long have Behnken and Hurley been in ISS?

Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have spent past two months aboard ISS. y were given company by NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts, namely, Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner. y h previously flown to orbiting laboratory aboard a Russian-built Soyuz craft.

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