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May 30, 2020Crew Dragon Demo-2 — First Crewed Flight
SpaceX flew NASA astronauts to orbit — the first crewed launch from US soil since the Shuttle’s 2011 retirement, ending reliance on Russian rockets.
Mission facts
| Date | May 30, 2020 |
| Vehicle | Dragon |
| Payload | Crew Dragon Endeavour (Behnken & Hurley) |
| Destination | International Space Station |
| Customer | NASA (Commercial Crew) |
| Booster | B1058 (new) |
| Recovery | Droneship |
| Crewed | Yes |
| Outcome | Success |
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@misc{elonfacts-missions-crew-dragon-demo-2, title={Crew Dragon Demo-2 — First Crewed Flight}, author={{ElonFacts.org}}, year={2026}, url={https://elonfacts.org/missions/crew-dragon-demo-2}}
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