{"id":12451,"date":"2020-05-24T01:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T17:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/dragon-crew-runs-through-launch-day-dress-rehearsal\/"},"modified":"2020-05-24T01:08:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T17:08:36","slug":"dragon-crew-runs-through-launch-day-dress-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/dragon-crew-runs-through-launch-day-dress-rehearsal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon crew runs through launch day dress rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken donned their SpaceX-made launch and entry flight suits Saturday and rode to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in a final dress rehearsal before launch day.<\/p>\n<p>They rode in a Tesla SUV&nbsp;with the license plate \u201cISSBND\u201d \u2014 noting the crew\u2019s destination of the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>The two NASA astronauts \u2014 each a veteran of two space shuttle flights \u2014 departed crew quarters at Kennedy\u2019s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building a little before 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>After a 20-minute drive to the launch pad, Hurley and Behnken rode an elevator to the 265-foot-level of the seaside complex, walked across the 50-foot crew access arm, and boarded SpaceX\u2019s Crew Dragon capsule. The strapped into their seats and performed their initial spacecraft fit checks, following the same timeline as launch day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 584px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1264249048992710656&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2020%2F05%2F23%2Fphotos-dragon-crew-runs-through-launch-day-dress-rehearsal%2F&amp;sessionId=221c087f66d4c588e3b188dc25507d2043052176&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1264249048992710656\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The countdown was expected to halt an hour prior to the simulated launch time of 4:33:33 p.m. EDT (2033:33 GMT), the same time of the Crew Dragon\u2019s scheduled liftoff Wednesday. The astronauts were expected to exit the Crew Dragon spacecraft within a half-hour after the simulated scrub, then return to crew quarters for a debriefing.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s \u201cdry dress rehearsal\u201d was the final practice session for the astronauts with the Crew Dragon capsule they will fly into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary forecast issued Saturday by the U.S. Space Force\u2019s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 40 percent probability of favorable conditions for launch Wednesday. That does not take into account additional weather restrictions for a crewed mission, such as favorable winds and sea states downrange in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Backup launch opportunities are available May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT) and May 31 at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45362\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45362\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926652713_8acc735e71_h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926652713_8acc735e71_h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926652713_8acc735e71_h-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926652713_8acc735e71_h-768x806.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926652713_8acc735e71_h-678x712.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45363\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45363\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172256_018f0fbf2e_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172256_018f0fbf2e_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172256_018f0fbf2e_k-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172256_018f0fbf2e_k-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172256_018f0fbf2e_k-678x487.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45364\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45364\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172486_c21126d986_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172486_c21126d986_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172486_c21126d986_k-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172486_c21126d986_k-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172486_c21126d986_k-678x606.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45365\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45365\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653518_dd3b640b97_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653518_dd3b640b97_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653518_dd3b640b97_k-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653518_dd3b640b97_k-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653518_dd3b640b97_k-678x664.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit:&nbsp;NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45366\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45366\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653753_fbbea3bdbb_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653753_fbbea3bdbb_k.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653753_fbbea3bdbb_k-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653753_fbbea3bdbb_k-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49926653753_fbbea3bdbb_k-678x659.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45367\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45367\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172116_0b8143d2b4_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172116_0b8143d2b4_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172116_0b8143d2b4_k-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172116_0b8143d2b4_k-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927172116_0b8143d2b4_k-678x365.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45368\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45368\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927473232_adc89021ac_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927473232_adc89021ac_k.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927473232_adc89021ac_k-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927473232_adc89021ac_k-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927473232_adc89021ac_k-678x446.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45369\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45369\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927174291_6f33756884_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927174291_6f33756884_k.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927174291_6f33756884_k-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927174291_6f33756884_k-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927174291_6f33756884_k-678x371.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45370\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45370\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927475262_d1079989f9_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927475262_d1079989f9_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927475262_d1079989f9_k-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927475262_d1079989f9_k-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927475262_d1079989f9_k-678x405.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45371\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45371\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927175896_87ebf2b36e_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927175896_87ebf2b36e_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927175896_87ebf2b36e_k-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927175896_87ebf2b36e_k-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927175896_87ebf2b36e_k-678x461.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45385\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45385\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927965952_50698397a6_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927965952_50698397a6_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927965952_50698397a6_k-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927965952_50698397a6_k-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927965952_50698397a6_k-678x418.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The convoy carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken is seen in the background behind SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A. Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45383\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45383\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145923_e9daae29e3_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145923_e9daae29e3_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145923_e9daae29e3_k-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145923_e9daae29e3_k-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145923_e9daae29e3_k-678x412.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This view inside Firing Room 4 at NASA\u2019s Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center shows a video monitor, where astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are visible in the crew access arm at pad 39A Saturday. Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45384\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45384\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145153_5f7ffed885_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145153_5f7ffed885_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145153_5f7ffed885_k-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145153_5f7ffed885_k-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49927145153_5f7ffed885_k-678x341.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of build and flight reliability at SpaceX, speaks with Steve Stich, NASA\u2019s deputy commercial crew program manager, inside Firing Room 4 at NASA\u2019s Launch Control Center on Saturday. Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45391\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45391\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN3ynVcAETZUx.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN3ynVcAETZUx.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN3ynVcAETZUx-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN3ynVcAETZUx-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN3ynVcAETZUx-678x452.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45392\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45392\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN4toUEAAHshX.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN4toUEAAHshX.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN4toUEAAHshX-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN4toUEAAHshX-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN4toUEAAHshX-678x381.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45393\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45393\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN517UwAAn_P3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN517UwAAn_P3.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN517UwAAn_P3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN517UwAAn_P3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EYvN517UwAAn_P3-678x452.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45389\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45389\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49928071692_7793eeb271_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49928071692_7793eeb271_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49928071692_7793eeb271_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49928071692_7793eeb271_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/49928071692_7793eeb271_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragon spacecraft commander Doug Hurley and joint operations commander Bob Behnken pose at launch pad 39A Saturday during a dress rehearsal for their launch scheduled May 27. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken donned their SpaceX-made launch and entry flight suits Saturday and rode to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in a final dress rehearsal before launch day. They rode in a Tesla SUV&nbsp;with the license plate \u201cISSBND\u201d \u2014 noting the crew\u2019s destination of the International Space Station. 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