Crew Dragon Demo-2
AgencySpaceX/NASA
Year2020
TypeCrewed test flight
RocketFalcon 9
CountryUSA
About the Mission
The first crewed orbital flight by a private spacecraft, on May 30, 2020. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley flew to the ISS, ending 9 years of American reliance on Soyuz. Their splashdown was the first crewed water landing in 45 years. Restored human launch capability to US soil. Opened the commercial crew era.