Today, Saturday, May 30, the American company SpaceX sent two astronauts, Dag Hurley and Bob Benken, using the latest Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Falcon 9
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/DRBfdUM7JA
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
After separation, the first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You floating platform.
After 12 minutes after takeoff, the second stage successfully separated, and the ship with astronauts entered the desired orbit. The docking with the ISS will take place on May 31 – 19 hours after takeoff.
Falcon 9 booster has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship! pic.twitter.com/96Nd3vsrT2
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
This launch became a landmark for America because the United States has not carried out independent launches of manned ships since the closure of the Space Shuttle program in 2011
Crew Dragon has separated from Falcon 9’s second stage and is on its way to the International Space Station with @Astro_Behnken and @AstroDoug! Autonomous docking at the @Space_Station will occur at ~10:30 a.m. EDT tomorrow, May 31 pic.twitter.com/bSZ6yZP2bD
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
