On May 23, 2020, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken (right) and Douglas Hurley pose for a photo as they prepare to take a ride in a Tesla.
On May 23, 2020, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken (right) and Douglas Hurley pose for a photo as they prepare to take a ride in a Tesla that will transport them from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to historic Launch Complex 39A on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a full dress rehearsal ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will carry Behnken and Hurley to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, returning human spaceflight capability to the U.S. after nearly a decade. Launch is slated for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27.
Image credit: NASA/Brandon Garner
May 23, 2020