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www.geospatialworld.net | May-June 2020 11 Now is not the time: Given the coronavirus crisis, NASA made an unprecedented request — urging large crowds to not gather on the highways and beaches to watch the launch. Extended quarantine: Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley officially entered a preflight quarantine on May 13, 2020, although they had been self-isolating since mid-March. While typically astronauts are quarantined before a mission, the protocol has been stricter for Demo-2 due to the pandemic. Limited Contact: Direct interaction with the crew was not permitted without appropriate protective gear, and even the interaction with VIPs a day before launch was done through a glass wall. Control room arrangements: In the Mission Control, different rooms were used to keep people safely distant from each other with plexiglass between seats and stations. IN THE DOCK On May 31, 2020, 19 hours after the launch, the Crew Dragon successfully docked with the ISS. DONALD TRUMP President, United States JIM BRIDENSTINE Administrator, NASA ELON MUSK Chief Engineer and CEO, SpaceX The United States has regained our place of prestige as the world leader. You can't be number one on Earth if you are number two in Space… Today's launch makes clear the commercial Space industry is the future. It's been nine years since we've launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil, and now we have done it again. I'd like to acknowledge the incredible work of the people at SpaceX and NASA and everyone who created this technology – what has culminated in this incredible launch today. THE ASTRONAUTS • Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were selected by NASA in its astronaut class of 2000. Both have been to Space twice before on Space Shuttle missions. • Air Force veteran Behnken, 49, is the joint operations commander for the mission — responsible for reaching ISS and docking. • A Navy and Marines veteran, Hurley, 53, is the spacecraft commander and is responsible for Crew Dragon's launch, landing and recovery. Concept: Anusuya Datta | Design: Subhash Kumar