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After that, crew transportation was on hold until SpaceX launched the Demo-2 in its Crew Dragon spacecraft in May 2020 when Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley flew to the International Space Station.

After two months onboard the International Space Station, Behnken and fellow astronaut Doug Hurley are planning to return home.

Behnken and Cassidy performed four spacewalks to complete the installation of new batteries on the space station.

Behnken and Hurley are expected to go back inside the Crew Dragon Saturday afternoon to begin their 19-hour journey back to Earth.

Behnken and Hurley are expected to remain on board the space station for one to three months.

Behnken said it’s too early to ink a return date because the precise weather conditions need to be examined nearer the time, though he expects they’ll depart the space station in early-to-mid August.

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico in the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken were suited up on Sunday in preparation for the splashdown of the Crew Dragon capsule carrying them home to Earth from the International Space Station.

During reentry to Earth’s atmosphere, the capsule’s outer shell withstood temperatures as high as 3,500 Fahrenheit while Behnken and Hurley, wearing SpaceX’s white flight suits strapped inside the cabin, experienced 85 Fahrenheit.

Hurley and Behnken took over the controls — using high-tech touchscreens — and did a little piloting less than a couple hundred yards out as part of the test flight, before putting it back into automatic for the final approach.

Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have successfully docked with the ISS after 19 hours in orbit.

Plenty of specialized training would be needed before someone ventures out on a spacewalk, Behnken told The Associated Press earlier this week.

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell also has high praise for Hurley and Behnken, who have worked closely with her company for the past several years.

SpaceX's launch of Hurley and Behnken ends a nearly decade-long reliance on Russia for access to the station.

The rocket dropped the Crew Dragon capsule, carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, into orbit just 12 minutes later before detaching and returning to Earth and successfully landing on the 'Of Course I Still Love You' drone ship.

When it is time to return, the Crew Dragon will autonomously undock with Mr Behnken and Mr Hurley on board and depart the space station.

With the space station crew now down to three, Mr Hurley and Mr Behnken will spend weeks, perhaps months, helping to maintain the orbiting lab.

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