SpaceX Crew Dragon Flight Test Nears Its End

Irene Klotz July 30, 2020
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule
SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon capsule to fly astronauts, far right, has been docked at the International Space Station since May 31.
Credit: NASA
The joint NASA-SpaceX team that launched the first U.S. crewed spacecraft since 2011 and docked it at the International Space Station have a final and critical step ahead in the ongoing Crew Dragon Demonstration Mission-2 test flight—bringing the astronauts home. After nine weeks aboard the...
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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