Astronauts make round trip to space station from U.S. soil (59 images)

SpaceX's first mission with NASA astronauts on board launched at 3:22 p.m. EDT May 30, 2020, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.This was the first crewed launch from U.S. soil since the space shuttle era ended in 2011. The Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station the following day, delivering two American astronauts. The astronauts successfully returned to Earth on August 2.

The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the recovery ship shortly after it landed. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA

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Support teams and curious recreational boaters arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed after Behnken and Hurley spent 64 days in space. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA

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The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was the first to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and return them safely to Earth onboard a commercially built and operated spacecraft. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA

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NASA astronaut and Crew Recovery Chief Shane Kimbrough (L), and NASA Chief Astronaut Pat Forrester watch as SpaceX support teams are deployed on fast boats from the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship ahead of the landing of the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with Behnken and Hurley onboard. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA

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