posted 05-14-2020 02:13 PM               

Intrepid Museum's Virtual Astronomy LIVE Program to Preview Demo-2 launch

Join us as we present our next Virtual Astronomy Live, Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, a free event with astronauts Garrett Reisman and Mike Massimino previewing the upcoming launch of Demo-2, the first crewed launch with NASA astronauts from U.S. soil since 2011. Visit the Eventbrite listing for more information.

The Demo-2 mission will represent a major breakthrough for Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has launched spacecraft, satellites and cargo into space, but never astronauts. Demo-2 is set to liftoff for the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:32 p.m. ET on May 27.

The launch, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, will mark the first time a rocket will carry astronauts into orbit from the United States since NASA's Space Shuttle program was retired almost a decade ago.