May 30, 2020Reputable sourceWell documented
Crew Dragon flies astronauts
On the timeline · around May 30, 2020 ·
What happened
SpaceX's Demo-2 carried Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS — the first crewed orbital flight by a private company, ending US reliance on Soyuz.
Why it matters
The commercial-crew model became the template for how NASA buys spaceflight.
Sources
- NASA. Commercial Crew Program · Reputable source