Dragon v2 (SpX-DM2) – Falcon 9 (B1058.1) – Kennedy LC-39A – 27.05.2020, 20:32 UTC

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Demo-2 and ISS Overview Briefing - May 1,2020

NASA Video

1 мая 2020 г.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Commercial Crew and International Space Station Overview News Conference

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Desc: With the first mission to return human spaceflight launches to American soil now targeted to lift off May 27, NASA highlighted the historic flight with a series of news conferences Friday, May 1. The first gave overviews of NASA's Commercial Crew and International Space Station programs and included NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, NASA Commercial Crew program manager Kathy Lueders, NASA International Space Station program manager Kirk Shireman and SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is a flight test with NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft set to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Why our Launch of the NASA and SpaceX Demo-2 Mission to the International Space Station is Essential

Jim Bridenstine
Posted May 1, 2020 at 9:47 am



On April 17, NASA and SpaceX announced that the upcoming flight test of the new Crew Dragon spacecraft with our astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley is now scheduled for lift off no earlier than 4:32 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 27. The launch of the Demo-2 mission will take place from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Have no doubt about it: I am looking forward to the launch. It will be historic and momentous. It also is critically important.

The Crew Dragon's destination is the International Space Station. For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. This unique laboratory in space has hosted more than 2,800 research investigations from scientists spanning 108 countries and areas, enabling us to prepare to land the first woman and next man on the Moon under the Artemis program and prepare for the human exploration of Mars. As a global endeavor, 239 people from 19 countries have visited the space station.

The station's design requires humans living aboard to maintain it, operate it, and upgrade it; thus, International Space Station operations, including commercial resupply and commercial crew, are essential to the mission. A full crew is vital to safely maintain the station, both internally and externally, and continue the important research work that enables us to move human exploration farther into our solar system. To maximize our use of the station with the science we can conduct, we need four crew members operating in the U.S. segment of the station. When we have achieved that, we've been able to exceed 100 hours of research time in a week. Certification of the spaceflight systems of our Commercial Crew providers Boeing and SpaceX is critical to our ability to sustain a full crew and maximize our use of this singular national and global resource.

We currently are supporting the station with the bare minimum – only one NASA astronaut is aboard for Expedition 63, Chris Cassidy. As a result, we have extended the planned length of the Demo-2 mission from a standard test flight to ensure Behnken and Hurley can participate as Expedition 63 crew members to safely maintain and operate the station. Among the work that will await their arrival is upgrading the space station's power system with new batteries due to arrive in May aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) cargo spacecraft launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Without the presence of Behnken and Hurley, we otherwise would likely defer such an operation until additional NASA crew members are available.

As the final flight test for SpaceX, the Demo-2 mission will validate the company's crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities. This also will be the first time NASA astronauts will test the spacecraft systems in orbit. Certifying the Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 for the operational rotation of space station crew members is critical to our continued and ongoing use of this invaluable asset that is important not only to the United States but also to our international partners across the globe.

NASA is committed to fulfilling its obligations to the station's international partners as we work to return human spaceflight capability to American soil. Our commercial crew providers are in the final stages of development and testing of new human space transportation systems. To ensure the agency keeps its commitment for safe operations via a continuous U.S. presence aboard the International Space Station until these new capabilities are routinely available, NASA is in negotiations with the State Space Corporation Roscosmos to purchase one additional Soyuz seat for a launch this fall. NASA's contract with Roscosmos will meet the recommendations of several advisory committees including the GAO, NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and the NASA Office of the Inspector General.

As the workforce personnel essential to supporting this launch and the Demo-2 mission and the International Space Station operations continue to work, I want to assure you we are taking the necessary steps to protect and care for the NASA and SpaceX teams. NASA is closely adhering to the CDC's recommendations on infection control for the coronavirus. Behnken and Hurley will be quarantined for two weeks prior to their launch, and we are conducting our Demo-2 preview briefings today with all media participating remotely. The safety of our workforce is our top priority. We will not ask employees and contractors to perform work if we do not have the highest confidence that it is safe to do so.

We of course wish circumstances would allow us to open the gates at Kennedy Space Center to those who want to be there on launch day – nevertheless, we are working to enable the world to join us virtually for this incredible moment and essential mission.

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Crew Dragon In-Flight Escape Demonstration Recap

SpaceX

1 мая 2020 г.

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On Sunday, January 19, SpaceX successfully completed an in-flight test of Crew Dragon's launch escape capabilities from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This test, which did not have NASA astronauts onboard the spacecraft, demonstrated Crew Dragon's ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent.

Falcon 9 and Dragon lifted off at 10:30 a.m. EST, or 15:30 UTC, with the abort sequence initiating approximately one and a half minutes into flight. Crew Dragon's eight SuperDraco engines powered the spacecraft away from Falcon 9 at speeds of over 400 mph. Following separation, Dragon's trunk was released and the spacecraft's parachutes were deployed, first the two drogue parachutes followed by the four upgraded Mark III parachutes. Dragon safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean and teams successfully recovered the spacecraft onto SpaceX's recovery vessel.

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Commercial Crew DM-2 Crew B roll Reel

NASA Video

1 мая 2020 г.

Video B-Roll of NASA/SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Training

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is a flight test with NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft set to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will serve as crew for the mission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MGNihE_Lchttps://www.youtube.com/embed/W1MGNihE_Lc (25:00)

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Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 10:14 PM - May 1, 2020

Final test of the upgraded MkIII chutes conducted on a big day of DM-2 pressers!

DM-2 will already be in the review phase, but a likely Agency level FRR (Flight Readiness Review) and - of course - LRR (Launch Readiness Review) to come (and lots of bits and pieces in-between).

SpaceX ✔@SpaceX 10:09 PM - May 1, 2020

27th and final test of Crew Dragon's upgraded Mark 3 parachutes complete – one step closer to flying @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to the @space_station and safely returning them back home to Earth

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SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Overview Briefing - May 1, 2020

NASA Video

1 мая 2020 г.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Overview

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Desc: With the first mission to return human spaceflight launches to American soil now targeted to lift off May 27, NASA highlighted the historic flight with a series of news conferences Friday, May 1. The second gave a detailed overview of the mission and its milestones and included NASA Commercial Crew program deputy manager Steve Stich, NASA Demo-2 Flight Director Zeb Scoville and SpaceX director of crew mission management Benji Reed.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is a flight test with NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft set to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVqy7wnkaEIhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/NVqy7wnkaEI (1:00:38)

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1 МАЯ, 18:56 Обновлено 19:42
NASA намеревается приобрести место на российском корабле "Союз"

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 1 мая. /ТАСС/. NASA близко к выработке соглашения с российскими партнерами по вопросу о приобретении места на российском космическом корабле "Союз", который должен быть запущен в октябре к Международной космической станции. Об этом заявил в пятницу на брифинге директор Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA) Джим Брайденстайн. Брифинг был посвящен предстоящему 27 мая запуску пилотируемого космического корабля Crew Dragon компании SpaceX к Международной космической станции (МКС).

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"Я знаю, что наши представители ведут переговоры по поводу следующего запуска "Союза", намеченного на октябрь, - сообщил директор NASA. - Мы работаем над этим вопросом и очень близки к выработке соглашения. Думаю, в ближайшие дни оно будет подписано, и это, конечно, очень позитивно: мы хотим, чтобы наши связи в том, что касается исследования космоса, оставались прочными и чтобы наступил день, когда российские космонавты смогут летать на американских ракетах, а американские астронавты - на российских".

"Половина Международной космической станции принадлежит России, и мы стремимся к тому, чтобы и мы, и они имели постоянный доступ к станции, и для этого мы должны иметь доступ к кораблям друг друга, - продолжал он. - Мы ведем переговоры по поводу предстоящего в октябре пуска, мы очень близки к выработке соглашения. Что касается наших дальнейших отношений, то они, вероятно, будут предусматривать не обмен денежными средствами, а услугами и такое партнерство мы ценим".

Затронув вопрос о возможности приобретения второго места на российском "Союзе", директор NASA отметил, что решение будет принято после предстоящего в мае полета Crew Dragon и изучения ситуации.

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Возобновление пилотируемых запусков

По словам Джима Брайденстайна, предстоящий полет Crew Dragon, который 27 мая будут пилотировать астронавты Даглас Харли и Роберт Бенкен, "станет началом новой эры". "США не запускали своих ракет со своими астронавтами со своей территории на протяжении девяти лет, - напомнил он. - Теперь мы сможем доставлять экипажи на МКС". После возобновления пилотируемых полетов, добавил он, "мы в недалеком будущем направимся к Луне, а потом и к Марсу".

Корабль Crew Dragon представляет собой модификацию грузового корабля Dragon, который уже доставляет грузы на МКС. В автоматическом режиме этот корабль был отправлен к станции с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 2 марта и пристыковался к ней на следующий день.

NASA прекратило пилотируемые полеты в 2011 году после завершения программы использования возвращаемых кораблей Space Shuttle. С тех пор астронавты доставляются на МКС российскими "Союзами".

Помимо SpaceX, свой корабль - CST-100 Starliner - разработала корпорация Boeing. Он был впервые запущен 20 декабря в беспилотном режиме к МКС с авиабазы на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида с помощью ракеты-носителя Atlas V. Стыковка со станцией планировалась на 22 декабря, однако в ходе полета возникла нештатная ситуация, вызванная сбоем в системе подсчета полетного времени. В итоге корабль было решено вернуть на Землю.

Первоначально предполагалось, что американские коммерческие корабли начнут осуществлять пилотируемые полеты в 2017 году.

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1 МАЯ, 20:56 Обновлено 22:34
Экипаж Crew Dragon пройдет карантин перед полетом на МКС

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 1 мая. /ТАСС/. Астронавты Даглас Харли и Роберт Бенкен пройдут карантин перед запланированным на 27 мая запуском пилотируемого космического корабля Crew Dragon компании SpaceX. Об этом заявил в пятницу на брифинге, транслировавшемся на сайте Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA), заместитель руководителя программы пилотируемых коммерческих полетов Стив Стич.

"Ситуация с коронавирусом сохраняется уже на протяжении нескольких месяцев, и мы предпринимаем меры для того, чтобы обезопасить экипаж, - отметил он. - Старт намечен на 27 мая, а карантин для членов экипажа начнется, вероятно, 16 мая. Сейчас значительная часть предполетной подготовки осуществляется в дистанционном режиме, а те, кто контактирует с астронавтами, применяют защитные средства".

Старт намечен на 16:32 по времени восточного побережья США (23:32 мск) 27 мая, и в ходе полета к МКС запланирован целый ряд экспериментов. Как сообщил в этой связи руководитель программы полета, получившего наименование DEMO-2 Зеб Сковилл, стыковка корабля с Международной космической станцией намечена на 28 мая. "На последнем этапе сближения со станцией, когда до касания останется около 400 метров, экипаж корабля осуществит проверку возможностей ручного управления, - сообщил он. - После этой проверки процесс стыковки будет осуществляться по командам с Земли, и окончательное решение о стыковке будет принято в момент, когда корабль будет находиться в 20 метрах от стыковочного узла".

Через двое суток корабль отстыкуется от МКС в автоматическом режиме и совершит посадку в Атлантическом океане у побережья Флориды. Представитель компании SpaceX Бенджи Рид сообщил в ходе брифинга, что в пятницу должно состояться последнее, 27-е по счету испытание парашютной системы Mark-3, которая будет использована при посадке Crew Dragon. Он напомнил, что в январе была успешно испытана система спасения экипажа корабля на случай неполадок при старте ракеты-носителя. По его словам, после приводнения корабля у побережья Флориды "экипаж будет поднят на борту спасательного судна менее чем через час после посадки".

Звездный городок

Бенкен рассказал, что он вместе с Харли и в рамках подготовки к запланированному на 27 мая запуску пилотируемого космического корабля Crew Dragon к МКС побывал в России в Звездном городке.

"Мы совершили поездку в Звездный городок в России, - отметил он. - Мы также знакомы с особенностями канадского дистанционного манипулятора Canadarm-2. Мы поддерживаем контакты со всеми международными партнерами".

По словам Харли, полет к МКС займет, вероятно, более 15 часов. "После старта мы проверим скафандры, подготовимся к началу операций на орбите. У нас запланирован прием пищи, а также сон. А на следующее утро мы вновь проверим скафандры и начнем подготовку к стыковке с МКС, - сообщил он. - Перед стыковкой мы опробуем систему ручного управления кораблем и незадолго до полудня состыкуемся с МКС".

Он отметил, что для управления системами корабля используются сенсорные экраны. "Эта система значительно отличается от той, что существовала на кораблях Space Shuttle, - добавил он. - Она требует очень продуманных действий".

Crew Dragon - модификация грузового корабля Dragon, который уже доставляет грузы на МКС. В автоматическом режиме этот корабль был отправлен к станции с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon-9 2 марта (2019) и пристыковался к ней на следующий день. Этот полет получил обозначение DEMO-1.

NASA прекратило пилотируемые полеты в 2011 году после завершения программы использования возвращаемых кораблей Space Shuttle. С тех пор астронавты доставляются на МКС российскими "Союзами". Первоначально предполагалось, что американские коммерческие корабли начнут осуществлять пилотируемые полеты в 2017 году.

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3.14-т как дышат, ну слов нет, ТБМ. Какие двое суток??? Эт они о чём?

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SpaceX DM 2 Crew News Conference - May 1, 2020

NASA Video

1 мая 2020 г.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Crew News Conference

Desc: With the first mission to return human spaceflight launches to American soil now targeted to lift off May 27, NASA highlighted the historic flight with a series of news conferences Friday, May 1. The third included Demo-2 crew members Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley offering their thoughts on the upcoming mission and taking questions from reporters called in from around the world.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is a flight test with NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft set to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2020/05/01/excitement-builds-for-nasas-spacex-demo-2-return-of-crewed-flight-from-u-s-soil/

Excitement Builds for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2, Return of Crewed Flight from U.S. Soil

Anna Heiney
Posted May 1, 2020 at 4:53 pm


The Commercial Crew and International Space Station overview news conference included NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, top left; Kathy Lueders, program manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program, top right; Kirk Shireman, program manager, International Space Station Program, lower left; and Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer, SpaceX, lower right. Image credit: NASA TV

NASA and SpaceX managers joined NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley for a series of virtual briefings on May 1, offering a preview of the upcoming mission to the International Space Station as a part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from U.S. soil since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.


NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley participated in an integrated SpaceX test of critical crew flight hardware in March. Photo credit: SpaceX

Behnken and Hurley will fly to the station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff is slated for May 27 at 4:32 p.m. EDT.

Building on last year's uncrewed Demo-1 flight to the station, Demo-2 will be an end-to-end test of SpaceX's crew transportation system, paving the way for NASA to certify the system for regular crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory. This capability, in turn, will maximize the station's use as a scientific platform unparalleled on Earth.

"This is a high priority mission for the United States of America. We as a nation have not had our own access to the International Space Station for nine years," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. "At the same time, we've had American astronauts on the International Space Station for 20 years in a row, and they've been doing these absolutely stunning experiments and discoveries and advancing the human condition from the microgravity of space."

NASA's Commercial Crew Program team has worked in partnership with SpaceX for many years to reach this point, according to Kathy Lueders, CCP manager, and Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX president and chief operating officer.

"I want to make it clear that this is one of many exciting and hard days that we have in front of us," Lueders said. "Gwynne's team and my team are diligently working on getting the vehicles ready; making sure that all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed in our analysis, test data, assessments; going through all the reviews. We're making sure that we are ready for this important mission to safely fly Bob and Doug up to the International Space Station and return them to their families."

"We've worked closely with NASA since 2006," Shotwell said. "All that work is culminating in this historic event coming up in just a few weeks."


SpaceX's 27th and final Mark 3 parachute test was completed May 1. Photo credit: SpaceX

One critical milestone was completed today: the 27th and final test of Crew Dragon's enhanced Mark 3 parachute design. The parachutes will play a key role in the safe landing of the crew when the spacecraft returns to Earth.

Behnken and Hurley both are veterans of two space shuttle flights, having been selected as astronauts in the same class – the 2000 astronaut class. Behnken served as a mission specialist on STS-123 and STS-130, while Hurley was the pilot on STS-127 and STS-135 – the final flight of the program. Today, they're preparing for their first flight together on a momentous mission.

"It's probably a dream of every test pilot school student to have the opportunity to fly on a brand-new spaceship, and I'm lucky enough to get that opportunity with my good friend, here, Doug Hurley," Behnken said of his friend and crewmate, seated beside him.

"It's a great honor to be part of this mission," Hurley added. "It's amazing after all this time to be less than a month away from launch down in Florida."

Behnken and Hurley truly are embarking on a test flight. While Crew Dragon is docked to the space station, mission controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will work with the crew to carry out a series of test objectives.

"This is really to shake down and demonstrate that all the preparations and the emergency capabilities we've built into this vehicle have made it reliable — as a lifeboat in a contingency aboard [station] and it's always there as a backup to get crew members down to the ground if needed – but also reliable to carry crew members up and down on a regular and repeatable basis," said Zeb Scoville, NASA Demo-2 flight director.

One unexpected challenge the teams have had to manage is how to deal with the arrival of the novel coronavirus. Even in the midst of the global pandemic, mission preparations have continued – with precautions. Those precautions – such as social distancing – extend to launch viewers, too.

"We won't have the luxury of having our family and friends being there at Kennedy to watch the launch. But, obviously, it's the right thing to do in the current environment," Hurley said. "We want everybody to be safe. We want everybody to enjoy this and relish this moment in U.S. space history, but be safe and enjoy it from a distance."

Current plans call for the astronauts to arrive at Kennedy a few days prior to liftoff for one final launch dress rehearsal.

"This is a very exciting time," Bridenstine said. "The International Space Station is a critical capability for the United States of America; having access to it is also critical. We are moving forward very rapidly with this program that is so important to our nation and, in fact, to the entire world."

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Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 12:02 AM - May 2, 2020

In a media advisory this afternoon, NASA confirms that NASA TV will have live coverage of the Demo-2 mission from the countdown through docking at the International Space Station. A win for the tradition of transparency in the history in the US space program.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-provide-coverage-of-spacex-commercial-crew-test-flight-with-astronauts

May 1, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-056

NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight with Astronauts


NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission will return U.S human spaceflight to the International Space Station fr om U.S. soil with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on an American rocket and spacecraft for the first time since 2011. In March 2020, at a SpaceX processing facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, SpaceX successfully completed a fully integrated test of critical crew flight hardware ahead of Crew Dragon's second demonstration mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program; the first flight test with astronauts onboard the spacecraft. Behnken and Hurley participated in the test, which included flight suit leak checks, spacecraft sound verification, display panel and cargo bin inspections, seat hardware rotations, and more
Credits: NASA

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. These activities are a part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:32 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 27, for the launch of the Demo-2 flight, which will be the first time a commercially built and operated American rocket and spacecraft will carry humans to the space station. The launch, as well as other activities leading up to the launch, will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11:29 a.m. Thursday, May 28.

This will be SpaceX's final test flight of NASA's Commercial Crew Program and will provide data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations.

The test flight also will provide valuable data toward NASA certifying SpaceX's crew transportation system for regular flights carrying astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX currently is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission, which would happen after data from this mission is reviewed for NASA's certification.

All media participation in these news conferences will be remote except wh ere specifically listed below; only a limited number of media will be accommodated at Kennedy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Media who will be accommodated in person for specific events will be notified in writing in the coming days. Please note that the Kennedy Press Site News Center facilities will remain closed to all media throughout these events for the protection of Kennedy employees and journalists.

To participate in the briefings by phone, reporters must e-mail ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov no later than two hours prior to each event.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 coverage is as follows. All times are EDT and will be updated online:

Wednesday, May 20

Time TBD - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy, with the following participants (limited in-person media only):

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• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  
• Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center
  
• NASA astronaut Robert Behnken
  
• NASA astronaut Doug Hurley
  

Wednesday, May 20

Approximately 6 p.m. or one hour after Flight Readiness Review completion – Post-Flight Readiness Review briefing at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

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• Doug Loverro, associate administrator, NASA Human Exploration and Operations
  
• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  
• Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX
  
• Norm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations
  

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Friday, May 22

Time TBD - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy, with the following participants

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• NASA astronaut Robert Behnken
  
• NASA astronaut Doug Hurley
  

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Monday, May 25

Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

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• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  
• Hans Koenigsmann, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
  
• Norm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations
  
• Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron
  

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Tuesday, May. 26

10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)

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• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  
• Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center
  
• Astronaut representative
  

Wednesday, May. 27

12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff

6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

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• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  
• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
  
• SpaceX representative
  
• Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  
• Astronaut Office representative
  

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Thursday, May. 28

11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)

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The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station. This could allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration, including helping us prepare for human exploration of the Moon and Mars.

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Last Updated: May 1, 2020
Editor: Katherine Brown

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SpaceX ✔@SpaceX 2:32 AM - May 2, 2020

Crew Dragon at the Cape undergoing final preparations ahead of first flight to the @Space_Station with @NASA astronauts onboard

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https://ria.ru/20200502/1570879243.html

Астронавт Бенкен рассказал о предстоящем испытательном полете Crew Dragon
01:22 02.05.2020

ВАШИНГТОН, 2 мая – РИА Новости. Астронавт Боб Бенкен ожидает, что предстоящий первый испытательный полет корабля Crew Dragon будет громче полетов на челноках Space Shuttle, а посадка на воду - более мягкой, чем приземление на российском "Союзе".

Первый пилотируемый старт новейшего корабля Crew Dragon, созданного компанией SpaceX по контракту с НАСА, намечен на 27 мая. Аппарат должен доставить двух астронавтов на МКС и позднее летом вернуться с ними на Землю.

"Думаю, мы ждем гладкого полета, ожидаем, что он будет громким, особенно в начале миссии", - сказал журналистам Бенкен на брифинге НАСА. Сравнивая предстоящий полет с опытом полетов на космических челноках Space Shuttle, астронавт предположил, что полет на корабле Crew Dragon "будет мягче, но громче на начальной стадии запуска".

Астронавт рассказал, что он и его партнер по предстоящему старту Даг Херли строят свои ожидания на основании видео- и аудиозаписей, которые вели в ходе тестового беспилотного старта и испытания системы эвакуации нового корабля специалисты компании SpaceX.

Как рассказал Бенкен, еще одним важным отличием полета на Crew Dragon от полетов на челноках Space Shuttle, а также российских кораблях "Союз" станет посадка. "Мы станем первыми за долгое время людьми, которые будут совершать приводнение, и стараемся приготовиться к этому. Мы ждем, что это будет чуть мягче, чем приземление "Союза", но жестче, чем посадка Space Shuttle", - сказал астронавт.

США завершили пилотируемую программу Space Shuttle в 2011 году. С тех пор полеты американских астронавтов на МКС совершались на российских кораблях "Союз". По контракту с НАСА пилотируемые корабли строят частные компании SpaceX и Boeing.

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Tickle Stuff @ticklestuffyo 4:09 PM - May 2, 2020

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NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Interviews with Astronaut Douglas Hurley

NASA Video

2 мая 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNQR6i2gHFUhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/eNQR6i2gHFU?feature=oembed (1:09:15)