Things Did Not Go Perfectly
Even though this was a big achievement in space travel history, it did not go off without a hitch. As a matter of fact, the original schedule for the launch was three days earlier. They had to postpone it due to the weather conditions in Florida at the time. While man can now go to space, we are still at the mercy of the elements.
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After They Postponed It
The good news is that the spacecraft had a smooth takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30th, 2020. The next day, it successfully docked at the International Space Station. Its arrival was merely the start of this mission as Hurley and Behnken would then live and work the “orbiting laboratory,” as NASA described it.