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Former NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley are seen after being awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.

SpaceX crewmates Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken awarded Space Medal of Honor

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Former NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have been presented with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor reserved for spaceflight veterans.

Private Spaceflight
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (foreground) and Bob Behnken brief mission controllers about their experience aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, on June 1, 2020, shortly after arriving at the International Space Station aboard the private vehicle on SpaceX's Demo-2 test flight.

Watch 2 pioneering former NASA astronauts receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today

By Mike Wall published

Two trailblazing former NASA astronauts will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Tuesday (Jan. 31), and you can watch the ceremony live.

Human Spaceflight
Astronaut Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years with the space agency.

Astronaut Bob Behnken retires from NASA after trailblazing 22-year career

By Mike Wall published

Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after a pioneering 22-year career that includes three spaceflights, including SpaceX's first-ever crewed mission.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX has named its two new recovery ships "Bob" and "Doug" after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, the first astronauts the company launched for NASA on the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station in 2020.

SpaceX names 2 new recovery ships after NASA astronauts

By Amy Thompson last updated

SpaceX's new recovery ships "Bob" and "Doug" sailed into Port Canaveral this month and are named for NASA astronauts.

Human Spaceflight
Headshot of NASA astronaut Bob Behnken.

Bob Behnken: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon joint operations commander

By Kimberly Hickok last updated

Here's a summary of Bob Behnken's career.

Human Spaceflight
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020.

'It sounds like an animal': NASA astronauts describe the Crew Dragon reentry experience

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft practically came alive during its dramatic dive through Earth's atmosphere on Sunday (Aug. 2), its NASA crew reported.

Human Spaceflight
A recovery ship pulls the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley out of the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 2, 2020.

'Space dad' jokes: NASA astronauts made prank calls after historic SpaceX splashdown

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned from orbit with their senses of humor intact.

Human Spaceflight
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley give thumbs-up signs inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour onboard the GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Aug. 2, 2020. 

Trump hails SpaceX's 1st splashdown with NASA astronauts. Obama, too.

By Tariq Malik published

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama hailed SpaceX's first splashdown of NASA astronauts on Sunday (Aug. 2)

Human Spaceflight
Private boaters, one bearing a Trump flag, approach close to SpaceX's Demo-2 Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley shortly after its splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pensacola, Florida coast on Aug. 2, 2020.

Boaters gatecrash SpaceX's 1st splashdown with astronauts. 'We need to do better,' NASA chief says

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX's first splashdown of NASA astronauts on a Crew Dragon capsule was gatecrashed by private boaters on Aug. 2, 2020.

Human Spaceflight
NASA astronauts BoB Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Aug. 2, 2020. 

NASA hails success of SpaceX's 1st astronaut mission: 'This is just the beginning'

By Mike Wall published

The success of SpaceX's first-ever crewed mission heralds a bright future for human spaceflight, NASA officials said.

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