Wife of astronaut on SpaceX's historic Crew Dragon mission will pilot second launch

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband Bob Behnken was one of two crew members aboard SpaceX's historic Crew Dragon mission in May, will pilot the commercial craft's second launch in the spring of 2021. McArthur and Behnken met as members of the Astronaut Class of 2000, and have a six-year-old son, Theodore. NASA on Tuesday announced the four-member crew for the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station, which will be commanded by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough. Joining the crew as specialists will be Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet. McArthur is seen training for the spring mission with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.