NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are officially onboard the International Space Station. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have officially boarded the International Space Station.
Despite weather concerns, the veteran astronauts took off from launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday afternoon, riding on top of a Falcon 9 rocket aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
On Sunday morning, the astronauts gave an inside look at the spacecraft. In the video, they explained that they got to test the spacecraft's systems on Saturday.
This is the first time that the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has been tested in orbit. They said that it is performing beautifully.