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VideoLive coverage: SpaceX crew capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken returned to Earth Sunday with an on-target splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 2:48 p.m. EDT (1848 GMT) Sunday. The astronauts completed a two-month stay on the International Space Station on a test flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon astronauts pack up for return to Earth
Crew Dragon astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken thanked their space station crewmates for a productive two-month visit, readied their SpaceX capsule for departure and stood by for a final "go" from flight controllers to undock Saturday night, setting up a Gulf of Mexico splashdown Sunday afternoon.
Crew Dragon astronauts ready for re-entry, splashdown
With Hurricane Isaias threatening Florida's East Coast, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are awaiting a go-ahead on plans to undock from the International Space Station Saturday, setting up a fiery plunge to splashdown Sunday, presumably in the Gulf of Mexico, to close out a 64-day flight.
Safety panel concerned about quality control on Boeing crew capsule
Members of NASA's independent panel of aerospace safety advisors raised concerns last week about quality control problems that "seemingly have plagued" Boeing's Starliner crew capsule program, while urging NASA to closely monitor SpaceX's plans to reuse Crew Dragon spaceships on astronaut flights to the International Space Station.
Spacewalkers prep space station for future upgrades
Space station commander Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken floated back outside Tuesday for their fourth spacewalk in less than a month, completing preparations for future upgrades including the eventual installation of an airlock that will allow commercial experiments to be moved into and out of vacuum as required.
NASA confirms plans for Crew Dragon splashdown Aug. 2, weather permitting
Assuming good weather and a smooth final few weeks on the International Space Station, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are scheduled to undock from the orbiting research outpost Aug. 1 and return to Earth the next day to wrap up a 64-day test flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship.
Spacewalkers accomplish another round of space station battery swap outs
Now in the home stretch of a complex, multi-year upgrade, two space station astronauts floated outside the lab complex Thursday and pressed ahead with the third of four spacewalks the current crew is carrying out to complete the replacement of aging batteries in the station's solar power system.
Behnken describes spacewalk views of Crew Dragon as “just awesome”
NASA astronaut Bob Behnken, now in the second half of his mission to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship, glimpsed the commercial crew capsule from a unique viewpoint at the far end of the station's solar power truss during a pair of recent spacewalks.
Spacewalkers complete another round of battery replacement work
Picking up where they left off last week, two space station astronauts ventured back outside the outpost Wednesday to continue the replacement of aging batteries in the lab's solar power system. Two more spacewalks later this month should complete the multi-year project.
Cassidy, Behnken begin final series of space station battery upgrades
Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station early Friday for the first of four planned spacewalks to wrap up a complex multi-year job to replace 48 aging batteries in the lab's solar power system with 24 more powerful lithium-ion units.