Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On May 30, 2020, WashU alumnus Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley became the first astronauts to launch a manned spacecraft to the International Space Station from U.S. soil since 2011. The first astronauts in NASA’s history to launch from a commercially built and operated spacecraft, Behnken and Hurley are testing the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s transportation system, from launch to docking to splashdown, for future missions.
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