Published 13:11 IST, July 18th 2020
SpaceX's historic crewed mission to end on August 2: NASA official
SpaceX’s crewed mission, which took off on May 30 is all set to return to earth in two weeks. As per a senior NASA official, the mission could end on Aug 2.
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X’s first crewed mission, which took off on May 30 is all set to return to planet earth in two weeks. As per a senior NASA official, mission which carried astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to International Station will return to earth on August 2, if wear permitted.
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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.
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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.
Meanwhile, NASA recently brocasted walks of its astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken, who me a final move to upgre power system at ISS. As per NASA, walks ar walk would be conducted on July 21 to complete 3.5 years of efforts to upgre batteries at International station.
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July walk would mark 300th walk for US astronauts since Ed White first stepped out of his Gemini 4 capsule in1965. se walks would also mark ninth and tenth for Cassidy and Behnken who would join former astronauts Michael Lopez Alegria and Peggy Whitson with most walks for Americans.
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13:11 IST, July 18th 2020