Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) - NASA
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) bridges the gap between: need and means; scientific and engineering challenges and the technological innovations needed to overcome them; early proof-of-concept tests; and the final infusion of cost-effective, revolutionary new technologies into NASA, government and commercial space missions.
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Briefings, Events and Broadcasts
WEBMay 28, 2020 · NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission will return U.S human spaceflight to the International Space Station from U.S. soil with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on an American rocket and spacecraft for the first time since 2011.
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Resources Archive - NASA
WEBJul 9, 2023 · On May 30, 2020, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley launched from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A to the International Space Station on the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission – a test flight validating SpaceX’s human transportation system for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Crew Dragon Demo-2 - Wikipedia
WEBCrew Dragon Demo-2 (officially Crew Demo-2, SpaceX Demo-2, or Demonstration Mission-2) [a] was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut test flight: Full ...
WEBAug 2, 2020 · Elon Musk's space company launched its first crewed mission, a test flight called Demo-2 to send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on a Crew...
NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system. JavaScript is required The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to Mars’ farthest distance from Earth.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - NASA Science
WEBStrapped to the Mars Perseverance rover's belly for the journey to Mars was a technology demonstration — the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, which completed 72 historic flights and became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet.
SpaceX launches new era of spaceflight with company's first …
WEBMay 30, 2020 · Demo-2 is the second and final test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft before the vehicle is certified for regular launches with passengers. If the entirety of the demonstration flight goes well,...
How to watch SpaceX's historic 1st Demo-2 astronaut launch online | Space
WEBMay 30, 2020 · The mission, called Demo-2, will launch NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is set for 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT)...
NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser
WEBDec 18, 2023 · NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment beamed an ultra-high definition streaming video on Dec. 11 from a record-setting 19 million miles away (31 million kilometers, or about 80 times the Earth-Moon distance).