Name: Flight of the Dragon (Mission Update)
Uploaded: 2020-01-01
Duration: 26 min 41 s
Description: On August 2, 2020, two NASA astronauts plunged back to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. Witness their historic flight, from the first manned launch from the US in nearly a decade to the first splashdown attempt since the Apollo era.

On August 2, 2020, two NASA astronauts plunged back to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. Witness their historic flight, from the first manned launch from the US in nearly a decade to the first splashdown attempt since the Apollo era.

Relive the historic NASA-SpaceX Crew Dragon mission, from the first crewed launch from the United States in nearly a decade to the first splashdown since the Apollo era. This episode follows the flight to the International Space Station and the tense return to Earth, revealing why this breakthrough matters. Sign up to see the engineering, risk, and history unfold.

Inside the mission that returned astronauts from orbit in a new era.

Witness this historic flight, from the first manned launch from the US in nearly a decade to the first splashdown attempt since the Apollo era.

Inside the mission that returned astronauts from orbit in a new era.

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