“We’re racing that … While they're there, they'll join NASA's Chris Cassidy and two Russian station residents in performing experiments and possibly spacewalks to install fresh station batteries. It was the first time a privately built and owned spacecraft carried astronauts to the orbiting lab in its nearly 20 years.

NASA has yet to decide how long Hurley and Behnken will spend at the space station, somewhere between one and four months. SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company.

ORLANDO, Fla., May 31 (UPI) -- Two NASA astronauts safely boarded the International Space Station on Sunday, capping a successful flight of SpaceX 's …

Chris Cassidy, who is about to greet fellow NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the International Space Station, is no stranger … (NASA TV via AP) Astronauts arrive at space station in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press May 31 In this image taken from NASA TV video, the SpaceX Dragon crew capsule… Get the latest news, images, videos and more from humanity's home in orbit -- the International Space Station. In this image taken from NASA TV video, the SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken aboard docks with the International Space Station Sunday, May 31, 2020. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy greeted the incoming crew by ringing the ship’s bell aboard the space station. After a 19-hour trip, the NASA astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley successfully docked their capsule and entered the space station.