Doug Hurley

Who are the NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who will pilot SpaceX's crew capsule?

Hurley and Behnken — both two-time space shuttle fliers — were among four astronauts chosen in 2015 for NASA’s commercial crew program.

How NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the launch of their astronauts in the commerical human spaceflight mission?

American astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

What do we know spacex’s astronaut suits and the vehicle they use to travel to the launchpad; launch on Sunday, 31 May, 12.52 am IST

Musk named his rocket after the “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon and the capsule's name comes from his jab at the doubters when he started SpaceX.

NASA astronauts launched to the ISS, by SpaceX on Sunday, 31 May, 12.52 am IST will stay longer than originally planned

Currently, the ISS is running with a skeleton crew of three astronauts and the new mission is supposed to launch on 27 May.

NASA astronauts complete their dress rehearsal before their SpaceX launch to the ISS on Sunday, 31 May, 12.52 am IST

They will board the SpaceX Dragon capsule on top of the Falcon 9 rocket and it will be the first astronaut launch from the Kennedy Space Center since 2011.

SpaceX's Demo-2 mission called off due to inclement weather, postponed to 31 May, 12.52 am IST

NASA reported that they had been keeping an eye on the weather but rain, clouds, and lightning violated launch criteria throughout the day.

NASA astronauts to be launched by SpaceX will ride in Tesla cars instead of astrovans

During the dress rehearsal, the two astronauts assigned to the first SpaceX crew got a lift to the pad in a Tesla Model X.

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule suffers an anomaly during its Florida engine test

SpaceX's first crewed test flight is slated to launch in July with astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken.

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashes down into the Atlantic marking first success

After a six-day mission to the ISS, Crew Dragon detached at about 0730 GMT and sped back to earth.