“The departure of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft from the ISS is scheduled for August 1 to return home astronauts Bob Benken and Doug Hurley after the historic mission of Launch America. The flooding is scheduled for August 2, ”the head of the agency wrote on Twitter.
The final date will depend on the weather, he stressed.
NEWS: We're targeting an Aug. 1 departure of @ SpaceX's Dragon Endeavor spacecraft from the @Space_Station to bring @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug home after their historic #LaunchAmerica mission. Splashdown is targeted for Aug. 2. Weather will drive the actual date. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/VOCV51gzLi
- Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) July 17, 2020On May 30, SpaceX and NASA launched the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
May 31 at 17:17 Moscow time Crew Dragon successfully docked to the ISS.