NASA Releases Animation of Upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 Mission

Jared Haworth

May 14, 2020

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SpaceX and NASA provide an overview animation showing the upcoming crewed flight of Dragon to the International Space Station.

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US Navy cartoon depicting the "Banana River Bounce," a Martin PBM Mariner having a bumpy touchdown on the surface of the Banana River.

Project Baker, Flight 19, and the Banana River Bounce: Patrick Air Force Base Turns 80

The narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Banana River and Atlantic Ocean has hosted a military presence for 80 years. Volunteer historian Roger McCormick shares stories from Naval Air Station Banana River / Patrick Air Force Base.

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Antares lifts off from Wallops Island on Saturday, February 15, 2020, carrying Cygnus NG-13 to the International Space Station, along with more than 3,500kg of supplies and scientific experiments.  Photo credit: Contributor photo, no reuse permitted.

Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus NG-13 mission to the ISS

Overcoming wind & ground support equipment delays, Cygnus launches for the ISS on February 15, 2020.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 powers the Crew Dragon on its journey to orbit.  Photo Credit: Jared Haworth / We Report Space

SpaceX speeds Crew Dragon on its maiden voyage to the ISS

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation hit a major milestone in their Commercial Crew partnership with NASA in the early morning hours of March 2, 2019. Thundering off the launchpad at LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, a brand new Falcon 9 rocket lifted a brand new Dragon capsule designed to carry human beings to the International Space Station. Alternately called "Dragon 2" and "Crew Dragon" by SpaceX CEO and Lead Designer Elon Musk, this maiden (uncrewed) flight is a critical step in both SpaceX and NASA certifying the spacecraft for future human flights.

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Liftoff of the Antares 230 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Cargo Freighter to the International Space Station.  Photo credit: Jared Haworth / We Report Space

Rocket Recap: Cygnus NG-10 Reaches the ISS

One week ago (November 19, 2018) Northrop Grumman's Cygnus pressurized cargo freighter arrived at and berthed with the International Space Station. The rocket had launched two days prior, on November 17, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia.  This was the ninth launch of Antares from Virginia, and the first overseen by the new Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, a division formed by NG's acquisition of Orbital ATK earlier this year.

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