KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Returning human spaceflight to the U.S. is monumental for all involved, but the two astronauts who will be making the historic flight have trained for this moment for years.
And if anyone is up for the task, it’s NASA astronauts, whose long list of talents includes flying upside down, spacewalking and being able to handle the pressure from the public, press and the nation’s pride.
Ahead of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch, you would be hard-pressed not to hear about NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, or “Bob and Doug” as NASA leaders affectionately call them.
The two veteran astronauts have a combined 1,400 of spaceflight hours between them and have been preparing to be the first to launch in a