SpaceX and NASA targeting early August for Crew Dragon return with astronauts on board

SpaceX and NASA targeting early August for Crew Dragon return with astronauts on board

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/17/spacex-and-nasa-targeting-early-august-for-crew-dragon-return-with-astronauts-on-board/

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has been docked at the International Space Station (ISS) since its historic first crewed launch in May, but it’s getting ready to make its return trip. NASA had planned to keep the spacecraft and astronauts at ISS for a while, depending on station mission needs, but they’re zeroing in on the exact time to cap the inaugural Crew Dragon human spaceflight mission with its return trip.

NASA Johnson Space Center public affair rep Kyle Herring tweeted the target date of August 2 as the planned return trip window, though he later clarified that there’s still a lot of work to be done before that gets pinned down.