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Astronauts Arrive At KSC For Demo-2 Launch

Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley at Kennedy Space Center.
Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on May 20 for final preparations ahead of launch next week to test SpaceX’s Crew Dragon system. Liftoff of the company’s 86th Falcon 9 mission—and its first crewed flight—is targeted for...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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