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Demo 2 was the first time americans launched from earth on american rockets from american soil since STS-135, the last shuttle mission.

Demo 2 falcon 9

The falcon 9 that launched the Crew Dragon and its astronauts to the ISS.

The crew of demo-2 is comprised of commander Doug Hurley and Pilot Robert Behnken. They rode inside the crew dragon spacecraft as part of the commercial crew program.

The Crew Dragon

This version of the Dragon spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts

Crew Dragon Demo-2 Patch

The patch for the mission

to and from the space station. The crew dragon is comprised of two stages, the trunk that acts as a service module and the command module where the astronauts will live and work until they arrive at the International Space Station.

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The crew of Demo 2: Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken

Crew Dragon

The crew dragon and all its details

For this launch NASA has decided to use the old worm logo that was used during the shuttle era on the falcon 9 rocket that launched the crew and the spacecraft into orbit.

For Spacex launches the launch tower at 39-A has been redisigned into a much more futuristic launch tower.

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