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#380 by Jansen on 31 May, 2021 15:09
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#381 by Jansen on 31 May, 2021 16:36
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#382 by su27k on 13 Jul, 2021 15:52
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https://twitter.com/ExploreSpaceKSC/status/1414619090996576257Quote
👨🚀👨🚀 See the @SpaceX Suits!
🚀 On May 30th, 2020, NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug became the first NASA crew to launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade!
🤩 Now, for a limited time, our guests can see their high-tech launch and re-entry spacesuits up-close! -
#383 by su27k on 14 Jul, 2021 14:44
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Too bad this is only posted on facebook so no direct link: After the Demo-2 splashdown, involved SpaceX employees were given a plaque with a piece of the parachute used
Credit: From Tyler Greenbank on Facebook and transcription by @owensparks_ on Twitter.
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#384 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Aug, 2021 07:24
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https://twitter.com/photonempress/status/1432566090870099974Quote
Apparently we won another Emmy for DM-2, “Outstanding Daytime Special Event”.
Part of me really wants to win the Emmy for “Outstanding Technical Team” but I don’t think the media team at X will ever actually submit for that 😐 We are doing LIVE WEBCASTS FROM SPACE! Come on now!
Award was back in June and went to Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space (Discovery and Science Channel). -
#385 by Rondaz on 30 May, 2022 16:06
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#OTD 2 years ago, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley reached the @Space_Station leg of their Demo-2 mission. They spent the following months helping conduct science aboard the orbiting lab.
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#386 by Rondaz on 30 May, 2022 21:45
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2 years ago today, @Astro_Doug & @AstroBehnken launched in capsule Endeavor on SpaceX's first crewed mission, Demo-2. That launch will always hold a special place in my heart as it sparked my love for spaceflight to an unimaginable amount.
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#387 by Rondaz on 31 May, 2022 01:29
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#388 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 Jan, 2023 22:05
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https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1620190353604190210Quote
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Demo-2 astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for bravery from @VP Kamala Harris. Live coverage is scheduled to begin at 4:15pm ET (2115 UTC) on social media and NASA TV:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/former-nasa-astronauts-to-receive-congressional-space-medal-of-honorQuoteJan 30, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-011
Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hurley and Behnken will receive the award for bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.
The ceremony will air on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app, as well as the agency’s flagship Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels.
Limited pre-credentialed media will join pooled press for the event.
On May 30, 2020, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft launched to the space station, marking the first mission to launch with astronauts as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
To learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program visit:
www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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Photo caption:QuoteNASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken (right) participate in a dress rehearsal for launch at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23, 2020, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Demo-2 served as an end-to-end flight test of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, providing valuable data toward NASA certifying the system for regular, crewed missions to the orbiting laboratory under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Credits: NASA
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#389 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Jan, 2023 21:39
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#390 by yg1968 on 31 Jan, 2023 23:44
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#391 by yg1968 on 31 Jan, 2023 23:51
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Bob and Doug Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor from VP Harris:
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/bob-and-doug-receive-congressional-space-medal-of-honor-from-vp-harris/
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#392 by yg1968 on 01 Feb, 2023 01:46
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Vice President Harris Awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Two Recipients:
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#393 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Feb, 2023 14:09
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https://twitter.com/astrobehnken/status/1621134359955902464Quote
It was extremely humbling to be recognized among the previous recipients. Huge thank you to @NASA for the nomination, to @SpaceX/NASA for making it possible, and @VP for taking the time with our families to make the event so special!
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#394 by AmigaClone on 02 Feb, 2023 14:30
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First time the Congressional Space Medal of Honor has been awarded at the same time to all NASA astronauts in a successful multiple-crew mission.
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#395 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 May, 2024 17:53
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Crosspost, click through to original thread for the YT video link:
Very cool, the Dragon parachute panel from DM-2 is in Steve Jurvetson’s collection. More views and discussion at beginning of above video.
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#396 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 May, 2024 18:24
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twitter.com/spacex/status/1796245801666232743Quote
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Falcon 9 launching @NASA’s Demo-2 mission to the @space_station, returning human spaceflight to the United States
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796246224238150059QuoteSince 2020, Dragon has safely launched 13 human spaceflight missions to Earth’s orbit, including Inspiration4 and Ax-1, the first commercial astronaut missions to orbit and to the @space_station respectively
QuoteIt’s been an honor to fly 50 crewmembers aboard Dragon, helping enable ongoing scientific research aboard the orbiting laboratory
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796247012163338536QuoteWhile also supporting missions that are helping pave the way toward creating greater access to space
QuoteSpaceX was founded to help create a future where not just hundreds, but thousands – and ultimately millions – of people can travel from Earth to live and work in space and on other planets
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796247850944446576QuoteTo all of Dragon’s crews, thank you for flying SpaceX, and an extra thanks to the Space Dads for starting it all