Dragon DM-2

SpaceX plans to perform an in-flight abort test between Demo-1 and Demo-2 during which a Crew Dragon will use its abort system to jettison from a Falcon 9 after liftoff.

NASA planned to evaluate Demo-2 and Crew-1 mission outcomes before determining whether to negotiate for an additional Soyuz seat for a spring 2021 launch.

Prior to the SuperDraco anomaly, NASA’s commercial crew program planned to fly the Demo-2 mission by the end of 2019.

SpaceX’s Demo-2 commercial crew mission launched on 2020-05-30 and restored crewed orbital spaceflight capability to the United States.

A 2020-07-29 return flight readiness review by NASA approved plans to conclude the Demo-2 test flight and return astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to Earth.

NASA expects Crew-2 will use the Falcon 9 booster that launches Crew-1 and will use the Crew Dragon capsule from the Demo-2 mission.

The 2020 commercial crew COVID-19 cost increase included costs for NASA aircraft used for mission-essential travel and socially distanced lodging ahead of the Demo-2 and Crew-1 launches.

The Falcon 9 booster that launched Transporter-3 was on its tenth flight and first launched in May 2020 on the Demo-2 commercial crew mission for NASA.

SpaceX received a $2,600,000,000 contract at the same time as Boeing and launched its first crewed Crew Dragon mission, Demo-2, in May 2020.