After a historic launch and docking, the two astronauts who blasted off into space aboard Space X Dragon have settled about 220 miles above the Earth.
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley spoke live from the International Space Station the day after their arrival.
LIVE NOW: Now that @SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour has successfully arrived to the @Space_Station, join a Q+A with astronaut Chris Cassidy and the newest additions to the crew: @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug: https://t.co/IcSOvK521G https://t.co/IcSOvK521G
— NASA (@NASA) June 1, 2020
During the question and answer session, the two astronauts described the difference between flying on a Space Shuttle during their last NASA missions and flying on SpaceX Dragon.
They also spoke about the long period of development between the final NASA Space Shuttle flights and Saturday’s launch, which was a 9-year journey for the pair.
The astronauts are not sure when they will be back to Earth. Their mission is open-ended, and could last between one and four months, The Associated Press reported.
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