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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.

SpaceX Crew Dragon makes historic 1st splashdown to return NASA astronauts home

By Mike Wall last updated

A Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down today (Aug. 2), bringing an end to SpaceX's historic Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere in this still from a SpaceX animation of how the Demo-2 mission works.

SpaceX to return NASA astronauts to Earth for the 1st time today. You can watch it live.

By Tariq Malik last updated

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make its first splashdown with NASA astronauts today in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch it live.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard is hoisted onto the deck of the recovery ship GO Navigator off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Aug. 2, 2020.

SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut test flight: Full coverage

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is making history. See Space.com's complete coverage of the company's crewed Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 spacecraft departs the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, on Aug. 1, 2020.

SpaceX Crew Dragon undocks from space station to bring NASA astronauts home for 1st time

By Hanneke Weitering published

The first astronauts to fly in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft are on their way back to Earth from the International Space Station.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour (right) is seen docked at the International Space Station's Harmony module near Japan's HTV-9 cargo ship and the European Columbus laboratory on July 1, 2020. The capsule will return to Earth Aug. 2 with Demo-2 astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard.

SpaceX, NASA watch weather for historic astronaut splashdown on Sunday

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is ready to return its first NASA astronaut crew to Earth, but a potential tropical cyclone could cause delays.

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NASA astronaut Bob Behnken snapped this incredible photo of Hurricane Hanna (now classified as a tropical storm) from the International Space Station this past Friday (July 24.) "Snapped this photo of the storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday as it was starting to have observable structure from @Space_Station. #HurricaneHanna," Behnken wrote on Twitter.

See Hurricane Hanna from space as seen by astronauts and satellites (video)

By Chelsea Gohd published

For astronauts and satellites alike, space is proving to be a perfect vantage point to spot swirling hurricanes.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (at left) and Chris Cassidy work to scrape away debris from the end cone of the Tranquility node to prepare the International Space Station for the addition of its first commercial airlock during a July 21, 2020 spacewalk.

NASA astronauts tie spacewalk record while prepping space station for upgrades

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Two NASA astronauts tied a spacewalk record while preparing the International Space Station for future upgrades.

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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy works to install lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station's truss structure during a spacewalk on July 16, 2020.

Watch two astronauts take a milestone spacewalk outside the International Space Station right now!

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken are about to emerge back in the black.

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon "Endeavour" is seen approaching a docking with the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard, Sunday, May 31, 2020.

SpaceX's historic 1st crewed mission set to end on Aug. 2

By Mike Wall published

NASA is targeting an Aug. 2 ocean splashdown for SpaceX's Demo-2 test flight, which sent NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon capsule.

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy work to replace batteries outside the International Space Station on July 16, 2020.

Spacewalking astronauts replace old space station batteries as part of years-long upgrade

By Elizabeth Howell published

Two NASA spacewalkers swapped out batteries on the International Space Station today (July 16), nearly completing the replacement work needed to keep the orbiting lab powered through at least 2024.

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