NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 to return to earth, Gulf of Mexico targeted for Splashdown

By Reena Bhardwaj

Washington, Aug. 2 -- er a successful launch and stay at the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are gearing up for a splashdown off the west coast of Florida.

Following a scheduled assessment of weather conditions for splashdown, teams from NASA and SpaceX say that the conditions are a "Go" at the primary targeted site, off the coast Pensacola, and alternate site off the coast of Panama City in the Gulf of Mexico for splashdown and recovery on Sunday, August 2.

NASA Chief Jim Birdenstine tweeted: "@NASA and @SpaceX are targeting Pensacola as the primary return location for Crew Dragon w/@Astro_Doug and @AstroBehnken from the @Space_Station. We are targeting undocking at 7:34 p.m. E...