Voice of America
22 May 2020, 00:35 GMT+10
NASA and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have welcomed the two astronauts who, next Wednesday, are scheduled to head to space, becoming the first humans to do so from U.S. soil in nine years.
NASA test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived from their home base in Houston aboard one of the space agency's jets Wednesday. They will also make history as the first astronauts to go into space in a privately-funded spacecraft.
The two are scheduled to blast off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound for the International Space Station.
Hurley was a crew member on the final shuttle flight launched from the space center July 4, 2011. He told reporters it was "incredibly humbling" to be there for the restart of manned space launches from the United States.
Behnken called it "an opportunity but also a responsibility for the American people, for the SpaceX team, for all of NASA."
Hurley and Behnken are scheduled to dock at the International Space Station on the 28th. The two still don't know how long they'll spend at the space station. Only one American, Chris Cassidy, is there now.
Since the end of the shuttle program in 2011, the only way to the orbiting outpost has been on Russian rockets launched from Kazakhstan.
Get a daily dose of International Technology news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to International Technology.
More InformationCULVER CITY, California: TikTok is preparing to roll out a separate version of its app for U.S. users, as efforts to secure a sale...
BEIRUT, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's continued development has not only brought profound benefits to its own people but also offered...
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
Dholera (Gujarat) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, led a high-level delegation of leading Japanese...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Amazon Prime Video has hired veteran broadcaster Kevin Harlan to call NBA games during...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Amazon Prime Video has signed Kevin Harlan to call NBA games in the 2025-26 season,...
CULVER CITY, California: TikTok is preparing to roll out a separate version of its app for U.S. users, as efforts to secure a sale...
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington, DC [[US], July 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) announced that the US will...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) leader Maulana Khan Zeb and a police personnel were shot dead...
Vancouver [Canada], July 11 (ANI): Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman called the attack on a cafe owned by comedian Kapil Sharma a...
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Yash Sahu, the son of Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor who was murdered in Rajasthan's Udaipur,...
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): After the Delhi High Court ordered a stay on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files:...